59.0% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Table Cape · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Table Cape
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Table Cape hold degrees than the state average, with 30.3% having a bachelor degree or higher. This high level of achievement is mirrored in school results, where 59% of people finished Year 12. This is well above the Tasmanian figure and brings the area in line with national levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 59%, which is far above the Tasmanian average of 47.1% and roughly the same as the national figure of 58.8%. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Table Cape, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 30.3% of adults, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.3% of residents.
30.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 30.3%
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 Table Cape, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Postgraduate degree (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common, held by 22.2% of qualified residents. Other common fields include engineering and related subjects at 18.5%, and health and society and culture both at 16.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, more than 73% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
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).
236
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
948
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Table Cape
4 schools — 942 students, average ICSEA 948.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Table Cape Primary School, Wynyard | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 299 | 921 |
| Wynyard High School, Wynyard | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 222 | 922 |
| St Brigid's Catholic School, Wynyard | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 187 | 983 |
| Boat Harbour Primary School, Boat Harbour | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 234 | 981 |
Sources
More for Table Cape
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Table Cape [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60662/table-cape/topic/education