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Education & Qualifications in Scopus

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

Only 26.7% of people in Scopus have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where many adults left school early, though a small group holds higher degrees.

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Where Scopus sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Scopus — higher than 51% of areas.

Scopus14.9%
7330, TAS 9.5%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is among the lowest for similar areas, with 40% of residents reaching Year 10 as their highest grade. This is far below the 47.1% seen in Tasmania and 58.8% across Australia.

Completed Year 12

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26.7% —

Lower than 91% 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 Scopus, the largest group is Year 10 at 47%, followed by Year 12 (32%) and Year 9 or below (21%).

Year 10 40.0% Year 12 26.7% Year 9 or below 17.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.9% of the population, which is well below the state average and far below the national figure. Bachelor degrees and Certificate III or IV are the most common qualifications, each held by 31.8% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.9% —

Higher than 51% 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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Scopus splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (50%) and Certificate III / IV (50%).

Bachelor degree 31.8% Certificate III / IV 31.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications in Scopus most often studied food, hospitality and personal services, followed by engineering and management.

Field of qualification

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In Scopus, the largest group is Food, hospitality & personal services at 40%, followed by Engineering & related (33%) and Management & commerce (27%).

Food, hospitality & personal services 27.3% Engineering & related 22.7% Management & commerce 18.2%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller for education access than about 59% of similar places.

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).

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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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Scopus [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60590/scopus/topic/education