62.8% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tranmere · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tranmere
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of residents in Tranmere finished high school compared to the rest of Tasmania. This trend of higher achievement continues into adulthood, with a typical resident being much more likely to hold a university degree than those in similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 62.8% of people completed Year 12, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and well above the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tranmere, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is common here, with 31.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the state average and much higher than most other similar areas.
31.9% ▲ +45.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 31.9%
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 Tranmere, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 26.2%, followed by society and culture at 13.1% and engineering at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3 kilometres, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
296
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
955
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tranmere
6 schools — 1,774 students, average ICSEA 955.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Rokeby Primary School, Rokeby | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 199 | 860 |
| Emmanuel Christian School, Rokeby | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 265 | 981 |
| Bayview Secondary College, Rokeby | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 357 | 873 |
| John Paul II Catholic School, Clarendon Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 199 | 968 |
| Clarendon Vale Primary School, Clarendon Vale | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 124 | 754 |
| Howrah Primary School, Howrah | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 630 | 1,057 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tranmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60686/tranmere/topic/education