47.4% ▲ +53.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Forth · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Forth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 11 percentage points separates the 47.4% of Forth residents who finished Year 12 from the national average. While school completion is far below the Australian figure, the area has a strong presence of highly qualified adults, with nearly a quarter holding a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 47.4% of people here completed Year 12, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the Tasmanian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Forth, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.7% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the state average.
23.7% ▲ +64.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Forth splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (37%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 16.3%, followed by education at 13.6% and management and commerce at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Forth has 9.35 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas, with five schools located within 3km. Most of these are primary schools.
9.35
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
343
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,002
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Forth
5 schools — 1,713 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Forth Primary School, Forth | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 213 | 1,025 |
| Leighland Christian School, Ulverstone | Independent | Secondary | 7.5 km | 636 | 1,011 |
| East Ulverstone Primary School, Ulverstone | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 241 | 945 |
| Devonport Christian School, Don | Independent | Primary | 7.6 km | 377 | 1,009 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School, Ulverstone | Catholic | Primary | 7.7 km | 246 | 1,003 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Forth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60211/forth/topic/education