28.7% ▲ +40.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mayfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mayfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 30 percentage points separates Mayfield from the national average in high school completion. Only 28.7% of residents here finished Year 12, which is far below the figures for both Tasmania and Australia. This trend of lower formal schooling is reflected in the number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished high school compared to most areas. Only 28.7% completed Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian rate of 47.1% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mayfield, the largest group is Year 10 at 39%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are also much lower than in most areas. Only 7.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the state average of 21.9% and the national figure of 26.3%.
7.1% ▲ +64.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Mayfield, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 14.2%, followed by society and culture at 13.1% and engineering at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are seven schools within 3km of the area, which is more than about 79% of similar places. The average school size of 434 students is higher than most areas, with government schools making up 57.1% of the sector.
2.98
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
434
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mayfield
7 schools — 3,039 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| East Tamar Primary School, Mayfield | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 336 | 863 |
| Australian Christian College - Launceston, Newnham | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 129 | 1,011 |
| Brooks High School, Rocherlea | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 451 | 886 |
| Mowbray Heights Primary School, Mowbray | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 494 | 925 |
| Launceston Church Grammar School, Mowbray | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 723 | 1,094 |
| St Finn Barr's Catholic Primary School, Invermay | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 282 | 984 |
| Riverside High School, Riverside | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 624 | 1,009 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mayfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60390/mayfield/topic/education