39.7% ▲ +57.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sorell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sorell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Sorell, held by 40.2% of the population. This reflects a local trend toward trade and vocational skills, though the area generally has much lower rates of higher education compared to the rest of the state and country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are low here, with only 39.7% of people finishing Year 12. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and far below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sorell, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 13.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the state average and far below the national figure. Most residents hold a Certificate III or IV, with 40.2% reaching this level.
13.3% ▲ +127.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 Sorell, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with degrees or diplomas, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has very few schools for the number of children, with only 1.57 schools per 1,000 kids. All local schools are government-run combined campuses, and they tend to be among the largest of their kind.
1.57
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
792
Higher than 95% 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 Sorell
1 school — 792 students, average ICSEA 924.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Sorell School, Sorell | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 792 | 924 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sorell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60609/sorell/topic/education