47.0% ▲ +46.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kings Meadows · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kings Meadows
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Kings Meadows, where nearly one in five adults holds a bachelor degree or higher. While educational attainment is strong for the region, Year 12 completion rates sit far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 47% of residents finished Year 12, which is roughly the same as the Tasmania average but far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. Nearly 30% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kings Meadows, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly 20% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the national rate of 26.3%.
19.7% ▲ +77.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 Kings Meadows, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 19%, followed by engineering and health, which both sit around 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kings Meadows has a high number of schools within 3km—more than 90% of similar areas—though there are only 1.25 schools per 1,000 children. Government schools make up the majority at 59.1%.
1.25
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
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).
479
Higher than 69% 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 Kings Meadows
22 schools — 10,533 students, average ICSEA 1,011.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 5 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Kings Meadows High School, Kings Meadows | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 567 | 963 |
| Norwood Primary School, Norwood | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 415 | 1,002 |
| Youngtown Primary School, Youngtown | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 328 | 958 |
| Punchbowl Primary School, Newstead | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 317 | 1,029 |
| Glen Dhu Primary School, South Launceston | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 341 | 1,007 |
| Queechy High School, Norwood | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 575 | 949 |
| Scotch Oakburn College, Newstead | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,164 | 1,119 |
| Prospect High School, Prospect | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 572 | 958 |
| Summerdale Primary School, Summerhill | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 555 | 969 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic School, Newstead | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 315 | 1,033 |
| Larmenier Catholic School, St Leonards | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 198 | 1,004 |
| John Calvin School, Launceston | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 112 | 1,051 |
| St Patrick's College, Prospect Vale | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,522 | 1,020 |
| East Launceston Primary School, East Launceston | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 501 | 1,046 |
| St Leonards Primary School, St Leonards | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 198 | 927 |
| Tamar Valley Steiner School, Launceston | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 93 | 1,054 |
| Newstead Christian School, Newstead | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 93 | 1,080 |
| The Launceston Preparatory School, Launceston | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 112 | 1,143 |
| West Launceston Primary School, West Launceston | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 375 | 1,036 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School, Launceston | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 390 | 1,038 |
| Newstead College, Newstead | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 422 | 947 |
| Launceston College, Launceston | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,368 | 986 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kings Meadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60306/kings-meadows/topic/education