21.7% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
National Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in National Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in National Park have remained consistently low, with only 21.7% of residents finishing Year 12. This represents a significant gap compared to the rest of the state and the country, marking the area as one with very few high-level academic qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 21.7% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and the national average of 58.8%. The most common highest year of school reached was Year 10, at 23.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →National Park splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (33%) and Year 12 (31%), with Year 11 at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 5.8% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 35% of the total.
5.8% ▲ +8.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 National Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (18%) and Certificate I / II (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread evenly across three main areas, with Architecture and Building, Agriculture and Environment, and Food, Hospitality and Personal Services each making up 22.5% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most others with an average size of 54 students. Its school advantage score is among the lowest for similar 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).
54
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
891
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 National Park
1 school — 54 students, average ICSEA 891.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Westerway Primary School, Westerway | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 54 | 891 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in National Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60445/national-park/topic/education