63.7% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 63.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Howden · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Howden
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of adults in Howden hold a bachelor degree or higher than in most areas, at 38.3%. This makes Howden a highly educated community where school completion is also well above the national figure. These trends are reflected in the local schools, which have a much higher advantage score than most areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high here, with 63.7% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and well above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Howden, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the highest for university degrees, with 38.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above both the national figure and the Tasmanian average.
38.3% ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 38.3%
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 Howden, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, most commonly in management and commerce at 22.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.9% and health at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are seven schools within 3 km, which is more than about 79% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 406 students.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
406
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,046
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Howden
7 schools — 2,841 students, average ICSEA 1,046.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 3
| Illawarra Primary School, Blackmans Bay | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 391 | 1,082 |
| Tarremah Steiner School, Huntingfield | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 247 | 1,128 |
| St Aloysius Catholic College, Huntingfield | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,120 | 1,018 |
| Channel Christian School, Margate | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 150 | 1,092 |
| Blackmans Bay Primary School, Blackmans Bay | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 257 | 1,035 |
| Southern Christian College, Kingston | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 312 | 1,059 |
| Margate Primary School, Margate | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 364 | 1,014 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Howden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60280/howden/topic/education