35.6% ▲ +28.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Turners Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Turners Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in Turners Beach compared to most areas, but a fair number of adults hold a university degree. This creates a varied mix of skills and backgrounds across the neighbourhood. Only 35.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower here than in most similar areas. Only 35.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is 23 points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →Turners Beach splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (41%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Despite the lower high school rates, 18.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, though this is well below the figures for Tasmania and Australia. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
18.5% ▲ +51.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 18.5%
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 Turners Beach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 15.1%, followed closely by engineering and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Four schools are located within 3km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. Half of these schools are government-run, with the rest split between Catholic and independent sectors.
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).
334
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Turners Beach
4 schools — 1,336 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Forth Primary School, Forth | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 213 | 1,025 |
| Leighland Christian School, Ulverstone | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 636 | 1,011 |
| East Ulverstone Primary School, Ulverstone | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 241 | 945 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School, Ulverstone | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 246 | 1,003 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Turners Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60699/turners-beach/topic/education