48.4% ▲ +27.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Invermay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Invermay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Twenty-three per cent of adults in Invermay hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. While the area has a strong proportion of university graduates, it trails far behind the national figure for Year 12 completion. The local education landscape is supported by a high density of nearby schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly half of residents, 48.4%, finished Year 12, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure. However, this is far below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Invermay, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 23.0%, sitting a little above the state average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 25.2% of adults.
23.0% ▲ +75.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Invermay splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Postgraduate degree at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 13.5%, followed by society and culture at 12.8% and engineering at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Invermay has 23 schools within 3 km, which is more than 91% of similar areas. There are 6.37 schools per 1,000 children, a rate higher than most areas.
6.37
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 87% 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).
375
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Invermay
23 schools — 8,623 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 5 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Invermay Primary School, Invermay | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 295 | 925 |
| St Finn Barr's Catholic Primary School, Invermay | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 282 | 984 |
| Launceston Big Picture School, Invermay | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 95 | 1,000 |
| Launceston Church Grammar School, Mowbray | Independent | Secondary | 1.5 km | 723 | 1,094 |
| Mowbray Heights Primary School, Mowbray | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 494 | 925 |
| Launceston College, Launceston | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,368 | 986 |
| Trevallyn Primary School, Trevallyn | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 392 | 1,045 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School, Launceston | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 390 | 1,038 |
| Newstead College, Newstead | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 422 | 947 |
| The Launceston Preparatory School, Launceston | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 112 | 1,143 |
| Riverside Primary School, Riverside | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 673 | 1,018 |
| East Launceston Primary School, East Launceston | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 501 | 1,046 |
| Riverside High School, Riverside | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 624 | 1,009 |
| West Launceston Primary School, West Launceston | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 375 | 1,036 |
| John Calvin School, Launceston | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 112 | 1,051 |
| Northern Support School, Ravenswood | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 107 | 931 |
| Newstead Christian School, Newstead | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 93 | 1,080 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic School, Newstead | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 315 | 1,033 |
| St Anthony's Catholic School, Riverside | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 180 | 1,026 |
| Ravenswood Heights Primary School, Ravenswood | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 264 | 829 |
| East Tamar Primary School, Mayfield | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 336 | 863 |
| Australian Christian College - Launceston, Newnham | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 129 | 1,011 |
| Glen Dhu Primary School, South Launceston | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 341 | 1,007 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Invermay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60288/invermay/topic/education