35.3% ▲ +21.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Squeaking Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Squeaking Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 35.3% of people in Squeaking Point have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area much lower than most similar places for school completion. Most residents have focused on trade certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the Tasmanian and national figures, with 35.3% finishing Year 12. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 10, reached by 39.1% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →Squeaking Point splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 11 at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13% of the population, which is well below the state figure. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44.2%.
13.0% ▲ +324.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.0%
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 Squeaking Point, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 17.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, which is more than about 59% of similar areas. This school has an average size of 279 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).
279
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Squeaking Point
1 school — 279 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Port Sorell Primary School, Port Sorell | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 279 | 994 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Squeaking Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60631/squeaking-point/topic/education