33.9% ▲ +71.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Spreyton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Spreyton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Spreyton finished high school than in most other areas, with only 33.9% completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure and the Tasmanian average, marking a significant gap in formal schooling for the local community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 10, at 39.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Spreyton, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (35%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 12.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the state average. Certificates III and IV are the most common qualifications here, held by 47% of residents.
12.5% ▲ +64.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 Spreyton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications most commonly studied Engineering and related fields (21.9%), followed by Management and commerce at 16.8%.
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. All local schools are government-run, and the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
2.96
Lower than 58% 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).
339
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
932
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Spreyton
4 schools — 1,357 students, average ICSEA 932.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Spreyton Primary School, Spreyton | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 304 | 946 |
| Miandetta Primary School, Miandetta | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 322 | 950 |
| Reece High School, Devonport | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 520 | 921 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Devonport | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 211 | 912 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Spreyton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60628/spreyton/topic/education