35.4% ▲ +52.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stowport · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stowport
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas, making Stowport a place with lower formal education levels. Only 35.4% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The typical resident in Stowport did not finish high school, with 40.4% reaching Year 10 as their highest level. This is far below the Tasmanian average for Year 12 completion.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stowport, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (38%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, as only 8.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common at 47.1%.
8.2% ▲ +13.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Stowport, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with degrees, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 25.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Stowport has more schools within 3km than 75% of similar areas, all of which are government run. These schools are around the middle for size, though they have some of the lowest advantage scores at this level.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
250
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
886
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Stowport
5 schools — 1,251 students, average ICSEA 886.
By sector: Government 5
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Havenview Primary School, Havenview | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 110 | 866 |
| Parklands High School, Romaine | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 408 | 885 |
| Romaine Park Primary School, Romaine | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 331 | 873 |
| North West Support School, Acton | Government | Combined | 5.0 km | 132 | 938 |
| Montello Primary School, Montello | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 270 | 885 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stowport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60645/stowport/topic/education