44.2% ▲ +31.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Legana · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Legana
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of university education than in many similar areas shape the professional landscape of Legana. While 19.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is still well below the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 44.2%, which is a little below the Tasmanian average and far below the national rate of 58.8%. Roughly 32.8% of residents finished school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Legana, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 11 (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Qualifications are varied, with 37.3% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. The rate of bachelor degrees or higher is higher than most similar areas, though it remains slightly below the state average.
19.5% ▲ +37.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 Legana, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 16.6%, followed by management and commerce at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger and have higher advantage scores than most, with five schools within 3km. However, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
1.12
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
428
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,005
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Legana
5 schools — 2,141 students, average ICSEA 1,005.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Legana Primary School, Legana | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 144 | 1,002 |
| Launceston Christian School, Riverside | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 742 | 1,070 |
| St Anthony's Catholic School, Riverside | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 180 | 1,026 |
| Riverside High School, Riverside | Government | Secondary | 6.0 km | 624 | 1,009 |
| Brooks High School, Rocherlea | Government | Secondary | 6.4 km | 451 | 886 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Legana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60327/legana/topic/education