41.3% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Bruny · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in South Bruny
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 38.6% of adults in South Bruny hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While many residents have not finished high school, there is a notable group of people with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.3% of residents finished Year 12, which 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 South Bruny, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 11 (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the state average and higher than most similar areas.
21.4% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 South Bruny, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 21.1%, followed by architecture and building at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one primary government school in the area, which is much smaller than those in most other similar locations with an average size of 56 students.
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).
56
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving South Bruny
1 school — 56 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bruny Island District School, Alonnah | Government | Primary | 8.8 km | 56 | 992 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Bruny [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60612/south-bruny/topic/education