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Education & Qualifications in Mount Seymour

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Only 6.8% of adults in Mount Seymour hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This lack of university degrees is mirrored in school completion rates, with the area trailing both the state and the country in Year 12 finishes.

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Where Mount Seymour sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Seymour — lower than 83% of areas.

Mount Seymour6.8%
7120, TAS 10.3%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just 41.1% of residents finished Year 12, a figure well below Tasmania's 47.1% and far below the Australian average. For many, the highest year of schooling reached was Year 10 or below.

Completed Year 12

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41.1% —

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Mount Seymour, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (19%).

Year 12 41.1% Year 10 27.4% Year 9 or below 16.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon here, with the proportion of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher sitting far below the state and national figures. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.3% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.8% —

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Mount Seymour, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.

Certificate III / IV 33.3% Bachelor degree 13.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are mostly practical, with the highest shares in food, hospitality, and personal services, followed by architecture, building, and agriculture.

Field of qualification

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Mount Seymour splits fairly evenly between Food, hospitality & personal services (23%) and Architecture & building (18%), with Agriculture & environment at 18%.

Food, hospitality & personal services 13.9% Architecture & building 11.1% Agriculture & environment 11.1% Engineering & related 8.3% Health 8.3% Management & commerce 8.3%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller in terms of educational infrastructure than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Mount Seymour — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Seymour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60433/mount-seymour/topic/education