46.5% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.4%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Swan Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Swan Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults in Swan Bay hold university degrees than in most similar areas, with 23.1% having a bachelor degree or higher. While the area has a strong proportion of degree holders, it trails the national average for Year 12 completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 46.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure but far below the national rate of 58.8%. Roughly a third of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Swan Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 36%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is a little above the state average. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which accounts for 37.1% of the total.
23.1% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 23.1%
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 Swan Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 22.4%, followed by health at 12.7% and management and commerce at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. The average school size is 323 students, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
323
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
956
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Swan Bay
2 schools — 646 students, average ICSEA 956.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Exeter High School, Exeter | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 325 | 941 |
| Exeter Primary School, Exeter | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 321 | 972 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Swan Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60658/swan-bay/topic/education