32.2% ▲ +34.8%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ulverstone · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ulverstone
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of qualified adults in Ulverstone hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. However, schooling levels are far below the national figure, with only 32.2% of people finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below both the Tasmanian (47.1%) and Australian (58.8%) figures. The most common highest school year attained is Year 10 at 35.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Ulverstone splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 12.5% of adults, a figure well below the state average and far below the national rate. This sits around the middle when compared to similar areas.
12.5% ▲ +42.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 Ulverstone, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 15.1%, followed by engineering at 13.5% and society and culture at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ulverstone has a high number of schools per 1,000 children and six schools within 3km, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
5.07
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
345
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
958
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ulverstone
6 schools — 2,072 students, average ICSEA 958.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| Ulverstone Secondary College, Ulverstone | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 504 | 915 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School, Ulverstone | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 246 | 1,003 |
| Ulverstone Primary School, Ulverstone | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 328 | 943 |
| East Ulverstone Primary School, Ulverstone | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 241 | 945 |
| Leighland Christian School, Ulverstone | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 636 | 1,011 |
| West Ulverstone Primary School, West Ulverstone | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 117 | 835 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ulverstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60702/ulverstone/topic/education