29.0% ▲ +34.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Somerset · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Somerset
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Somerset have finished high school compared to the rest of the state and country. Only 29% of residents completed Year 12, which is a gap of 18 points below the Tasmanian average. This trend continues into higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 29% finishing. The most common highest level of schooling reached is Year 10, at 38.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Somerset, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.3% of the population, which is far below the Tasmanian average of 21.9%. The most common qualification held is a Certificate III or IV, at 41.4%.
10.3% ▲ +52.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Somerset, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in this area most commonly studied Engineering and related fields (18.6%), followed by Society and Culture at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. However, these schools have an average advantage score of 948, which is much lower than most areas.
3.04
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
269
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
948
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Somerset
4 schools — 1,074 students, average ICSEA 948.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Australian Christian College - Burnie, Somerset | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 28 | 979 |
| Somerset Primary School, Somerset | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 370 | 926 |
| Burnie High School, Cooee | Government | Secondary | 6.1 km | 502 | 951 |
| Cooee Primary School, Cooee | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 174 | 984 |
Sources
More for Somerset
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Somerset [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60608/somerset/topic/education