39.2% ▲ +29.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Prospect Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Prospect Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Prospect Vale than across the rest of the country. Only 39.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend of lower school completion is mirrored in the local qualification levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well below the Tasmanian average, with only 39.2% of people finishing high school. Many residents stopped after Year 10, which accounts for 35.8% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →Prospect Vale splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (42%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 15.4%, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification held by locals at 37.2%.
15.4% ▲ +59.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
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 Prospect Vale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are seven schools within 3 km, which is more than 79% of similar areas. These schools are mostly government run, with an average size of 609 students, which is much higher than most areas.
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).
609
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
993
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Prospect Vale
7 schools — 4,260 students, average ICSEA 993.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 3
| St Patrick's College, Prospect Vale | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,522 | 1,020 |
| Prospect High School, Prospect | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 572 | 958 |
| Summerdale Primary School, Summerhill | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 555 | 969 |
| West Launceston Primary School, West Launceston | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 375 | 1,036 |
| Glen Dhu Primary School, South Launceston | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 341 | 1,007 |
| Kings Meadows High School, Kings Meadows | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 567 | 963 |
| Youngtown Primary School, Youngtown | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 328 | 958 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Prospect Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60525/prospect-vale/topic/education