37.3% ▲ +38.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Penguin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Penguin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Penguin finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 37.3% completing Year 12. This gap is seen across the board, with the town also trailing behind the state and nation in university degrees. Most adults here hold a trade or vocational certificate instead.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and far below the national average of 58.8%. About 35.6% of people finished Year 10, while 11.6% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →Penguin splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.7% of the population, which is well below both Tasmania and Australia. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.8% of residents.
16.7% ▲ +57.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 Penguin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 16.8%, followed by society and culture at 13.7% and management and commerce at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two schools within 3km, and the average school advantage score is lower than most similar areas. Half of the local schools are government-run and half are independent.
3.00
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
400
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
964
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Penguin
2 schools — 799 students, average ICSEA 964.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 2
| Penguin District School, Penguin | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 676 | 960 |
| North West Christian School, Penguin | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 123 | 985 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Penguin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60501/penguin/topic/education