43.2% ▲ +9.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.4%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Don · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Don
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Don, though school completion lags behind. While 21.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, far fewer residents finished Year 12 compared to the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the Tasmanian figure and far below the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Don, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 11 (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The local rate of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 21.6%, which is about the same as the state average and higher than most similar areas.
21.6% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Don, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Don are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Education both topping the list at 17.0% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Don has a high number of schools for its size, with 12 within 3 km. However, these schools have an average advantage score of 960, which is lower than most areas.
8.70
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
373
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
960
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Don
12 schools — 4,480 students, average ICSEA 960.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 5
| Devonport Christian School, Don | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 377 | 1,009 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Devonport | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 211 | 912 |
| Don College, Devonport | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 672 | 959 |
| Nixon Street Primary School, Devonport | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 320 | 921 |
| St Brendan-Shaw College, Devonport | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 566 | 1,014 |
| Devonport High School, Devonport | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 342 | 939 |
| Miandetta Primary School, Miandetta | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 322 | 950 |
| Reece High School, Devonport | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 520 | 921 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, Devonport | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 385 | 1,014 |
| Devonport Primary School, Devonport | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 240 | 914 |
| Indie School - Devonport, Devonport | Independent | Secondary | 4.6 km | 312 | 906 |
| Forth Primary School, Forth | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 213 | 1,025 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Don [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60162/don/topic/education