45.2% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Punchbowl · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Punchbowl
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Punchbowl, held by 37.6% of adults. The area has a strong mix of vocational and higher education, though the 45.2% of residents who finished Year 12 is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 45.2%, which is around the middle for similar areas. This figure is a little below the Tasmania average and far below the Australian rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Punchbowl, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.1% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.
19.1% ▲ +215.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 19.1%
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 Punchbowl, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 18.1%, followed by engineering at 15.5% and society and culture at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Punchbowl is close to 23 schools, which is more than about 91% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most and have a higher average advantage score.
23
Higher than 87% 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).
463
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Punchbowl
23 schools — 10,655 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 5 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Punchbowl Primary School, Newstead | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 317 | 1,029 |
| Norwood Primary School, Norwood | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 415 | 1,002 |
| Scotch Oakburn College, Newstead | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,164 | 1,119 |
| Queechy High School, Norwood | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 575 | 949 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic School, Newstead | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 315 | 1,033 |
| Glen Dhu Primary School, South Launceston | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 341 | 1,007 |
| Kings Meadows High School, Kings Meadows | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 567 | 963 |
| John Calvin School, Launceston | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 112 | 1,051 |
| East Launceston Primary School, East Launceston | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 501 | 1,046 |
| Newstead Christian School, Newstead | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 93 | 1,080 |
| The Launceston Preparatory School, Launceston | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 112 | 1,143 |
| Larmenier Catholic School, St Leonards | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 198 | 1,004 |
| Newstead College, Newstead | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 422 | 947 |
| Youngtown Primary School, Youngtown | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 328 | 958 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School, Launceston | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 390 | 1,038 |
| St Leonards Primary School, St Leonards | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 198 | 927 |
| Summerdale Primary School, Summerhill | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 555 | 969 |
| West Launceston Primary School, West Launceston | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 375 | 1,036 |
| Launceston College, Launceston | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,368 | 986 |
| Tamar Valley Steiner School, Launceston | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 93 | 1,054 |
| Prospect High School, Prospect | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 572 | 958 |
| St Patrick's College, Prospect Vale | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,522 | 1,020 |
| Waverley Primary School, Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 122 | 870 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Punchbowl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60526/punchbowl/topic/education