55.0% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wattle Grove · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wattle Grove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of Wattle Grove residents have completed Year 12, making it a more educated area than most similar places. This high level of schooling is paired with a strong proportion of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55% of people finished Year 12, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%, though it remains well below the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wattle Grove, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 24.5% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the state average.
24.5% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 24.5%
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 Wattle Grove, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (34%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 15.4%, followed by Society and Culture at 12.8% and Health at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are smaller than most and are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
204
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
926
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wattle Grove
2 schools — 408 students, average ICSEA 926.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Cygnet Primary School, Cygnet | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 190 | 968 |
| St James Catholic College, Cygnet | Catholic | Combined | 4.8 km | 218 | 889 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wattle Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60722/wattle-grove/topic/education