47.3% ▲ +32.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Electrona · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Electrona
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Electrona have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While schooling levels are lower than average, the area has a strong tilt toward trade-based qualifications. This mix reflects a community where practical skills are more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 47.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is about the same as the Tasmanian average but far below the Australian figure. Nearly 30% of people had Year 10 as their highest school year.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Electrona, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 14.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well below the state and national averages. Trade certificates are much more common here, with 45.3% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
14.8% ▲ +58.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
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 Electrona, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with engineering, architecture, building, and management and commerce all accounting for about 15% each of the local degrees and diplomas.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. These schools have a higher average advantage score than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
279
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Electrona
3 schools — 837 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3
| Snug Primary School, Snug | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 323 | 1,005 |
| Margate Primary School, Margate | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 364 | 1,014 |
| Channel Christian School, Margate | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 150 | 1,092 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Electrona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60185/electrona/topic/education