51.9% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.1%
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Grindelwald · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Grindelwald
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than one in five adults in Grindelwald hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it a well-qualified place. This high level of education is reflected in the local school results, where over half of residents have finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A healthy 51.9% of people here completed Year 12, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Grindelwald, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 23.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the state average of 21.9%.
23.5% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 23.5%
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 Grindelwald, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 18.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. The typical school here is smaller than most others, with an average size of 144 students.
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).
144
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,002
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Grindelwald
1 school — 144 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Legana Primary School, Legana | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 144 | 1,002 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Grindelwald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60253/grindelwald/topic/education