29.8% ▲ +39.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Devonport · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in East Devonport
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in East Devonport have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 29.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap extends to higher education, where bachelor degree holders are much less common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 29.8% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below both Tasmania and the national average. The most common highest year of school finished here is Year 10, at 34.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Devonport, the largest group is Year 10 at 39%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 8.3% of the population, which is far below the state and national figures. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.8% of residents.
8.3% ▲ +89.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Devonport, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 14.9%, followed by management and commerce at 13.1% and engineering at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 12 schools within 3km, which is more than 84% of similar areas, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most. Government schools make up 75% of the local sector.
1.30
Lower than 86% 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).
366
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
946
Lower than 75% 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 Devonport
12 schools — 4,392 students, average ICSEA 946.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 5
| East Devonport Primary School, East Devonport | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 198 | 834 |
| Indie School - Devonport, Devonport | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 312 | 906 |
| Devonport Primary School, Devonport | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 240 | 914 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, Devonport | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 385 | 1,014 |
| Reece High School, Devonport | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 520 | 921 |
| Miandetta Primary School, Miandetta | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 322 | 950 |
| Devonport High School, Devonport | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 342 | 939 |
| St Brendan-Shaw College, Devonport | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 566 | 1,014 |
| Spreyton Primary School, Spreyton | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 304 | 946 |
| Nixon Street Primary School, Devonport | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 320 | 921 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Devonport | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 211 | 912 |
| Don College, Devonport | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 672 | 959 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Devonport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60176/east-devonport/topic/education