27.0% ▲ +33.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Scottsdale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Scottsdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 32 percentage points separates Scottsdale from the national figure for Year 12 completion. Many adults here have not finished high school or earned a university degree, leaving the area far behind state and national averages for formal education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 27% of residents finished Year 12, which is among the lowest levels for this area and far below the Tasmanian average of 47.1%. Most people’s highest year of school was Year 10, accounting for 40.2% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Scottsdale, the largest group is Year 10 at 45%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 6.9% of the population, far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.6% of adults.
6.9% ▲ +21.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Scottsdale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 14.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two schools within 3km, both of which are government-run. These schools have an average size of 247 students, though their average advantage score is much lower than most similar areas.
5.05
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
247
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
923
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Scottsdale
2 schools — 493 students, average ICSEA 923.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Scottsdale Primary School, Scottsdale | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 233 | 939 |
| Scottsdale High School, Scottsdale | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 260 | 908 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Scottsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60592/scottsdale/topic/education