43.9% ▲ +26.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Franklin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Franklin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Franklin finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country, with only 43.9% completing their secondary schooling. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Despite this gap in early schooling, the area has a higher share of adults with university degrees than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 43.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%. Roughly a quarter of the population had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Franklin, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 19.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a rate higher than most similar areas. This is a little below the state average of 21.9% and well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
19.9% ▲ +31.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 Franklin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are society and culture at 13.2%, followed by management and commerce at 11.3% and engineering at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Franklin has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, though the typical school is smaller. All local schools are government-run primary schools.
5.68
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
135
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
975
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Franklin
2 schools — 269 students, average ICSEA 975.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Franklin Primary School, Franklin | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 154 | 956 |
| Glen Huon Primary School, Glen Huon | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 115 | 1,000 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Franklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60215/franklin/topic/education