43.4% ▲ +38.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ocean Vista · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ocean Vista
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Roughly 34% of qualified adults in Ocean Vista hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification level. While many residents have a university degree, overall school completion rates are far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.4% of people finished Year 12, which is well below the Tasmania figure and far below the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ocean Vista, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national average.
19.8% ▲ +108.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 19.8%
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 Ocean Vista, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Education tied as the most common at 16.3% each, followed closely by Health and Management at 15%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are seven schools within 3km, which is more than about 79% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than most, though they have a lower average advantage score.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
472
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ocean Vista
7 schools — 3,303 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 3
| Burnie High School, Cooee | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 502 | 951 |
| Cooee Primary School, Cooee | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 174 | 984 |
| Marist Regional College, Burnie | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 889 | 1,006 |
| Stella Maris Catholic School, Burnie | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 382 | 1,024 |
| Hellyer College, Shorewell Park | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 656 | 938 |
| Burnie Primary School, Park Grove | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 330 | 984 |
| Somerset Primary School, Somerset | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 370 | 926 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ocean Vista [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60474/ocean-vista/topic/education