40.7% ▲ +35.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Granton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Granton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Granton have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 40.7% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This creates a local profile where trade qualifications are much more common than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is lower than most areas, with 40.7% finishing Year 12. This is well below the Tasmanian average of 47.1% and far below the Australian rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Granton splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (42%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 11 at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, as only 11.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, over half of residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which is far below the national and state levels for higher degrees.
11.1% ▲ +62.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Granton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Granton are mostly focused on practical and business fields, led by Management and commerce at 21.4% and Engineering and related fields at 19.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 11 schools within 3 km, which is more than most similar areas. However, the average school advantage score of 914 is much lower than in most other areas.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
311
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
914
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Granton
11 schools — 3,424 students, average ICSEA 914.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Northern Christian School, Bridgewater | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 149 | 952 |
| JRLF - Senior School, Bridgewater | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 315 | 800 |
| Austins Ferry Primary School, Claremont | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 416 | 894 |
| JRLF - East Derwent Primary School, Bridgewater | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 337 | 800 |
| St Virgil's College, Austins Ferry | Catholic | Combined | 5.2 km | 792 | 1,024 |
| St Paul's Catholic School, Bridgewater | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 178 | 895 |
| Holy Rosary Catholic School, Claremont | Catholic | Primary | 5.7 km | 374 | 977 |
| Molesworth Primary School, Molesworth | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 129 | 984 |
| JRLF - Herdsmans Cove Primary School, Herdsmans Cove | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 144 | 772 |
| Claremont College, Claremont | Government | Secondary | 6.3 km | 467 | 907 |
| JRLF - Gagebrook Primary School, Gagebrook | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 123 | 787 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Granton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60244/granton/topic/education