45.5% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Premaydena · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Premaydena
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge gap exists between the high level of university degrees and the school completion rates in Premaydena. While 32% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, only 45.5% of residents finished Year 12. This suggests a population where highly qualified professionals live alongside those who left school early.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 45.5% of people finished Year 12, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure and far below the Australian average of 58.8%. The most common highest year of school was Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 22.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Premaydena, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is much more qualified than most similar places, with 32% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 21.9% seen across Tasmania and well above the national figure of 26.3%.
32.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Premaydena, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (31%) and Postgraduate degree (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in society and culture are the most common, held by 12.2% of the population. Education is the next most frequent field of study at 8.9%, followed by management and commerce at 7.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government school within 3km, which is a combined primary and secondary school. This school is smaller than most in similar areas and has an advantage score that is much lower 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).
152
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
930
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Premaydena
1 school — 152 students, average ICSEA 930.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Tasman District School, Nubeena | Government | Combined | 5.1 km | 152 | 930 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Premaydena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60518/premaydena/topic/education