34.2% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sorell Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sorell Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of qualified adults in Sorell Creek hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. This community has far fewer residents with university degrees than the rest of the state, and Year 12 completion rates are much lower than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.2% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and the national average of 58.8%. About 29.1% of residents stopped at Year 10, and 12.7% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sorell Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.1% of the population, a figure far below both Tasmania and Australia. This lower level of university qualification is consistent with the low rates of Year 12 completion.
11.1% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Sorell Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with a qualification, the most common fields are society and culture at 22.9% and engineering at 20.8%. Health, management, commerce, and hospitality services also make up a significant portion of study areas.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Sorell Creek has four schools within 3km, more than about 73% of similar areas. These schools are mostly government primary schools, though the average school size and advantage score are both much lower than in most areas.
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).
211
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
919
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 Sorell Creek
4 schools — 843 students, average ICSEA 919.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Molesworth Primary School, Molesworth | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 129 | 984 |
| New Norfolk Primary School, New Norfolk | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 208 | 894 |
| New Norfolk High School, New Norfolk | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 319 | 881 |
| St Brigid's Catholic School, New Norfolk | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 187 | 969 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sorell Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60610/sorell-creek/topic/education