42.5% ▲ +38.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tugrah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tugrah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Less than 43% of residents in Tugrah finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap in school completion is reflected in the local qualification rates, which also sit well below the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.5% of people completed Year 12, a result that is well below the Tasmanian rate of 47.1% and far below the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tugrah, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 11 (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.9% of the population, which is well below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44.6% of residents.
16.9% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 16.9%
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 Tugrah, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 19.6%, followed by management and commerce at 16.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tugrah has more schools within 3km than about 81% of similar areas, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
384
Higher than 57% 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 Tugrah
9 schools — 3,453 students, average ICSEA 955.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 3
| Hillcrest Primary School, Devonport | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 211 | 912 |
| Spreyton Primary School, Spreyton | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 304 | 946 |
| Devonport Christian School, Don | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 377 | 1,009 |
| Miandetta Primary School, Miandetta | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 322 | 950 |
| Reece High School, Devonport | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 520 | 921 |
| Nixon Street Primary School, Devonport | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 320 | 921 |
| Devonport High School, Devonport | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 342 | 939 |
| Don College, Devonport | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 672 | 959 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, Devonport | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 385 | 1,014 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tugrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60693/tugrah/topic/education