49.5% ▲ +99.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Derby · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Derby
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of Derby residents have finished Year 12, which is a little above the Tasmanian average. While a fair number of adults hold high-level qualifications, the area still sits well below the national figure for school and university completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49.5% of people completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Derby, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Almost one in five adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is a little below the state average and well below the national rate of 26.3%.
19.6% ▲ +278.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Derby splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (46%) and Certificate III / IV (46%), with Certificate I / II at 7%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common at 22.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.2% and agriculture and environment at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government combined school, which is smaller than most others. Its average school advantage score is among the lowest for this level of area.
1
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
111
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
859
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Derby
1 school — 111 students, average ICSEA 859.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Winnaleah District High School, Winnaleah | Government | Combined | 7.3 km | 111 | 859 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Derby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60150/derby/topic/education