39.5% ▲ +32.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Summerhill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Summerhill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Summerhill have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 39.5% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where the rate of university degrees is well below the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is lower than most areas, sitting at 39.5%. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and far below the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →Summerhill splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (42%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 13% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the state and far below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.2% of residents.
13.0% ▲ +59.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 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 Summerhill, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 16.8%, followed by engineering at 15.5% and society and culture at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 14 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. The typical school size is 547 students, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
1.73
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
547
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Summerhill
14 schools — 7,655 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Summerdale Primary School, Summerhill | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 555 | 969 |
| St Patrick's College, Prospect Vale | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,522 | 1,020 |
| Prospect High School, Prospect | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 572 | 958 |
| West Launceston Primary School, West Launceston | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 375 | 1,036 |
| Glen Dhu Primary School, South Launceston | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 341 | 1,007 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School, Launceston | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 390 | 1,038 |
| John Calvin School, Launceston | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 112 | 1,051 |
| Launceston College, Launceston | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,368 | 986 |
| Trevallyn Primary School, Trevallyn | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 392 | 1,045 |
| Kings Meadows High School, Kings Meadows | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 567 | 963 |
| East Launceston Primary School, East Launceston | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 501 | 1,046 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic School, Newstead | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 315 | 1,033 |
| Youngtown Primary School, Youngtown | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 328 | 958 |
| Punchbowl Primary School, Newstead | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 317 | 1,029 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Summerhill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60653/summerhill/topic/education