58.5% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.0%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kettering · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kettering
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling have become more common in Kettering, with 58.5% of residents now completing Year 12. This is far above the Tasmanian figure and puts the area well ahead of most similar places for educational attainment.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than in most areas, sitting at 58.5%, which is about the same as the national figure. Around 22.1% of people reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kettering, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is well-qualified, with 30.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above both the Tasmanian and Australian figures, with 27.7% of residents holding a bachelor degree specifically.
30.1% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Kettering splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in engineering and related fields are the most common at 15.7%, followed by management and commerce at 14.3%. Other common fields include health and society and culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government school within 3km of the area, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. This school has an advantage score of 1,011, which is higher than most areas.
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).
336
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,011
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kettering
1 school — 336 students, average ICSEA 1,011.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Woodbridge School, Woodbridge | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 336 | 1,011 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kettering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60302/kettering/topic/education