38.0% ▲ +42.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Cam · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in East Cam
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in East Cam, held by 41.7% of adults. This area has lower levels of formal schooling and university degrees than most other parts of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and far below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Cam, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.2% of the population, a figure that is well below the state average and far below the national level.
12.2% ▼ -29.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.2%
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 East Cam, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in East Cam are most often trained in engineering, management and commerce, each at 15.5%, followed by education at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 12 schools within 3 kilometres, which is more than 84% of similar areas, though they have a lower advantage score than most.
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.
952
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving East Cam
12 schools — 4,472 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Burnie High School, Cooee | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 502 | 951 |
| Cooee Primary School, Cooee | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 174 | 984 |
| Hellyer College, Shorewell Park | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 656 | 938 |
| Burnie Primary School, Park Grove | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 330 | 984 |
| Somerset Primary School, Somerset | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 370 | 926 |
| Stella Maris Catholic School, Burnie | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 382 | 1,024 |
| Marist Regional College, Burnie | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 889 | 1,006 |
| Australian Christian College - Burnie, Somerset | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 28 | 979 |
| North West Support School, Acton | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 132 | 938 |
| Montello Primary School, Montello | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 270 | 885 |
| Romaine Park Primary School, Romaine | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 331 | 873 |
| Parklands High School, Romaine | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 408 | 885 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Cam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60175/east-cam/topic/education