31.0% ▲ +38.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
George Town · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in George Town
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in George Town have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 31% of people finished Year 12, and just 6.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, leaving the area well below both the Tasmanian and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 is the most common final school year for 37.4% of residents. The 31% who finished Year 12 is far below the Tasmanian average of 47.1% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In George Town, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (34%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade and vocational certificates are common here, with 43.7% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This contrasts with the low 6.9% of adults with a university degree, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
6.9% ▲ +79.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 George Town, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 18.4%, followed by society and culture at 12.6% and management and commerce at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
George Town has three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools have an average size of 255 students, though their average advantage score is among the lowest for this level.
3.71
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
255
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
893
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 George Town
3 schools — 765 students, average ICSEA 893.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 1
| Port Dalrymple School, George Town | Government | Combined | 5.6 km | 381 | 858 |
| South George Town Primary School, George Town | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 203 | 918 |
| Star of the Sea Catholic College, George Town | Catholic | Combined | 5.7 km | 181 | 939 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in George Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60225/george-town/topic/education