43.4% ▲ +25.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Newnham · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Newnham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Newnham has remained steady over the last decade, though levels of school completion are lower than national figures. While 43.4% of residents completed Year 12, this is far below the Australian average of 58.8%. This gap is mirrored in higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is also lower than both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.4% of people here completed Year 12, which is well below the Tasmanian average of 47.1% and far below the national rate. Many residents finished their schooling at Year 10 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Newnham, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 18.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 26.3% seen across Australia. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.8% of residents.
18.2% ▲ +106.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 18.2%
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 Newnham, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Postgraduate degree (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across various fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 18.1%. Engineering and related subjects follow at 14.4%, with society and culture making up 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Newnham has 12 schools within 3km, which is more than 84% of similar areas, although the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest. These schools are typically larger than in other areas, with 58.3% being government run.
0.84
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
419
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Newnham
12 schools — 5,024 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Australian Christian College - Launceston, Newnham | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 129 | 1,011 |
| East Tamar Primary School, Mayfield | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 336 | 863 |
| Brooks High School, Rocherlea | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 451 | 886 |
| Mowbray Heights Primary School, Mowbray | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 494 | 925 |
| Launceston Church Grammar School, Mowbray | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 723 | 1,094 |
| Launceston Christian School, Riverside | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 742 | 1,070 |
| St Anthony's Catholic School, Riverside | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 180 | 1,026 |
| Riverside High School, Riverside | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 624 | 1,009 |
| Riverside Primary School, Riverside | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 673 | 1,018 |
| St Finn Barr's Catholic Primary School, Invermay | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 282 | 984 |
| Invermay Primary School, Invermay | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 295 | 925 |
| Launceston Big Picture School, Invermay | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 95 | 1,000 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Newnham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60452/newnham/topic/education