33.0% ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Grasstree Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Grasstree Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 33% of residents in Grasstree Hill have finished Year 12, meaning fewer people here have completed high school than in most other areas. This trend is reflected in the qualifications of adults, with a typical resident more likely to hold a trade certificate than a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the Tasmanian figure, with only 33% of people finishing Year 12. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 10, at 39.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Grasstree Hill, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 13.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average. Over half of the community, 52.1%, hold a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.
13.8% ▲ +177.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 Grasstree Hill, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 29%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across various fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 18.8%. Food, hospitality and personal services follow at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school. This school is smaller than most others and has one of the lowest advantage scores for its level.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
172
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
875
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Grasstree Hill
1 school — 172 students, average ICSEA 875.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Risdon Vale Primary School, Risdon Vale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 172 | 875 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Grasstree Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60246/grasstree-hill/topic/education