36.7% ▲ +46.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Emu Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Emu Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 36.7% of people in Emu Heights have completed Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian and national figures. This gap in schooling is reflected in the qualifications of adults, where university degrees are less common than in most other areas. Most residents hold trade certificates or diplomas instead.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are much lower here than in other areas, with only 36.7% finishing Year 12. The most common highest school year reached is Year 10, at 37.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Emu Heights splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 13.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the state average. Half of all residents hold a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.
13.1% ▲ +44.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 13.1%
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 Emu Heights, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 17.6%, followed by society and culture at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, more than 75% of similar areas, though they all belong to the government sector. These schools have an average size of 250 students and some of the lowest advantage scores at this level.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
250
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
886
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Emu Heights
5 schools — 1,251 students, average ICSEA 886.
By sector: Government 5
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Havenview Primary School, Havenview | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 110 | 866 |
| Parklands High School, Romaine | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 408 | 885 |
| Romaine Park Primary School, Romaine | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 331 | 873 |
| North West Support School, Acton | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 132 | 938 |
| Montello Primary School, Montello | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 270 | 885 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Emu Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60190/emu-heights/topic/education