36.1% ▲ +9.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sidmouth · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sidmouth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far lower proportion of residents in Sidmouth have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 36.1% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are lower than most areas, with 36.1% finishing Year 12 and 35.5% reaching Year 10. This is far below the Tasmanian average of 47.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Sidmouth splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here than in most areas. Only 12.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the state figure of 21.9%.
12.1% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
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 Sidmouth, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 25.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school. This school has an average advantage score of 924, which 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).
244
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
924
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sidmouth
1 school — 244 students, average ICSEA 924.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Beaconsfield Primary School, Beaconsfield | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 244 | 924 |
Sources
More for Sidmouth
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sidmouth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60601/sidmouth/topic/education