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Education & Qualifications in Pontypool

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Far fewer people in Pontypool have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 33.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is 26 points lower than the national figure. This trend carries through to higher education, where bachelor degrees are also much less common than in most other areas.

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Where Pontypool sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pontypool — lower than 83% of areas.

Pontypool6.7%
7190, TAS 13.9%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Schooling levels are far below the state and national averages, with only 33.3% of people finishing Year 12. Nearly half of the population, or 48.7%, listed Year 10 as their highest year of school.

Completed Year 12

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33.3% —

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Pontypool, the largest group is Year 10 at 48%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 11 (10%).

Year 10 48.7% Year 12 33.3% Year 11 10.3% Year 9 or below 10.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is rare here, as only 6.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Tasmanian figure of 21.9%, with most residents holding trade certificates or diplomas instead.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.7% —

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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Pontypool splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (31%), with Certificate I / II at 23%.

Certificate III / IV 42.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 38.1% Certificate I / II 28.6% Bachelor degree 14.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 28.6%, followed by society and culture at 23.8% and engineering at 19.0%.

Field of qualification

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In Pontypool, the largest group is Management & commerce at 33%, followed by Society & culture (28%) and Engineering & related (22%).

Management & commerce 28.6% Society & culture 23.8% Engineering & related 19.0% Architecture & building 14.3%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Pontypool — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pontypool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60512/pontypool/topic/education