60.9% ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.0%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oyster Cove · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Oyster Cove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of education than most similar areas define Oyster Cove. About 33% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This academic strength is seen across the board, from high school completion to university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people who finished Year 12 is 60.9%, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oyster Cove, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A third of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, far above the state figure of 21.9%. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees and Certificate III or IV, both at 28.9%.
33.0% ▲ +77.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Oyster Cove splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are health at 15.3%, followed by society and culture at 13.2% and engineering at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one independent primary school within 3km of the area. It is much smaller than schools in most other areas, with an average size of 90 students, but it has a school advantage score that is much higher 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).
90
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,048
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Oyster Cove
1 school — 90 students, average ICSEA 1,048.
By sector: Independent 1
By type: Primary 1
| Peregrine, Nicholls Rivulet | Independent | Primary | 7.0 km | 90 | 1,048 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oyster Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60485/oyster-cove/topic/education