31.3% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glenfern · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glenfern
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 31.3% of residents in Glenfern completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a trend of lower formal education levels across the area, with very few adults holding university degrees compared to other parts of Tasmania and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 is the most common highest year of schooling finished at 35.8%. This is part of a broader pattern where Year 12 completion is far below both the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →Glenfern splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 7.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.4% of residents.
7.1% → 0.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Glenfern, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 26%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce and society and culture, each at 16.7%. Architecture and building is also common at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas. Most local schools are government-run primary schools.-
4
Higher than 71% 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).
237
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
903
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Glenfern
4 schools — 949 students, average ICSEA 903.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| New Norfolk High School, New Norfolk | Government | Secondary | 6.0 km | 319 | 881 |
| St Brigid's Catholic School, New Norfolk | Catholic | Primary | 6.2 km | 187 | 969 |
| Fairview Primary School, New Norfolk | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 235 | 889 |
| New Norfolk Primary School, New Norfolk | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 208 | 894 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glenfern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60231/glenfern/topic/education