34.9% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nugara · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nugara
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Nugara finished high school than the national average, though a notable number of adults hold university degrees. Only 34.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. This creates a distinct divide between those with basic schooling and those with higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.9% of residents completed Year 12, a result far below the Tasmanian average of 47.1%. About 32.5% of people peaked at Year 10, while 10.8% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →Nugara splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 11 at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 18.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 33.3% of residents.
18.8% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 18.8%
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 Nugara, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 38%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 14.8%, followed by management and commerce at 11.1%. Agriculture, environment, society, and culture each account for 9.3% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Nugara has one government school, which is smaller than those in most similar areas. This single school serves as a combined primary and secondary institution.
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).
170
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
950
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nugara
1 school — 170 students, average ICSEA 950.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| King Island District High School, Currie | Government | Combined | 5.1 km | 170 | 950 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nugara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60468/nugara/topic/education