27.6% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Motton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Motton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower education levels than most similar areas define North Motton, where only 27.6% of residents finished Year 12. This is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and the national average of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are low, with 46% of people listing Year 10 as their highest year of school. Only 27.6% completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Motton, the largest group is Year 10 at 48%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A small number of adults hold higher degrees; only 8.4% have a bachelor degree or more. This is much lower than most areas and far below the Tasmanian figure of 21.9%.
8.4% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 North Motton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are mostly practical, with Engineering and related fields making up 22.5% of degrees, followed by Management and commerce at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school nearby, which is much smaller than most schools with an average size of 86 students. This school has a lower advantage score than most 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).
86
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
960
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving North Motton
1 school — 86 students, average ICSEA 960.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Riana Primary School, Riana | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 86 | 960 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Motton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60461/north-motton/topic/education