43.9% ▲ +38.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lewisham · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lewisham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A modest level of formal schooling shapes daily life in Lewisham, where only 43.9% of people have completed Year 12. This figure is well below the Tasmanian average and far below the national rate, reflecting a community with fewer traditional academic milestones.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The typical level of schooling is lower than in most of Australia, as 43.9% of residents finished Year 12. This is well below the state figure, with 32.8% of people reaching Year 10 as their highest grade.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lewisham, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 11 (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 18.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43% of residents.
18.6% ▲ +46.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 18.6%
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 Lewisham, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in this area are most often trained in engineering and related fields at 15.3%, followed closely by society and culture at 14.9% and management and commerce at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is larger than those in about 59% of similar areas. This school has an average size of 533 students, much 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).
533
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
981
Lower 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 Lewisham
1 school — 533 students, average ICSEA 981.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Dodges Ferry Primary School, Dodges Ferry | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 533 | 981 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lewisham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60334/lewisham/topic/education