37.7% ▲ +16.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Low Head · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Low Head
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Low Head have remained steady, though the area continues to lag behind state and national trends. Only 37.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure. Many adults here hold trade certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well below the Tasmanian average at 37.7%, a figure far below the national rate. About 31.7% of residents finished Year 10, while 13.2% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Low Head, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 17.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the figures for both Tasmania and Australia. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.8% of people.
17.1% ▲ +92.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Low Head, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Low Head are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 18.9%. Education and Health also feature strongly at 13.5% and 12.6% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3 km of the area, more than most similar places. Two-thirds are government schools, and the average school advantage score is among the lowest for its level.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
255
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
893
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Low Head
3 schools — 765 students, average ICSEA 893.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 1
| Port Dalrymple School, George Town | Government | Combined | 5.0 km | 381 | 858 |
| Star of the Sea Catholic College, George Town | Catholic | Combined | 5.9 km | 181 | 939 |
| South George Town Primary School, George Town | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 203 | 918 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Low Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60357/low-head/topic/education