56.6% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Launceston · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Launceston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high percentage of adults in West Launceston hold a bachelor degree or higher, with 31.2% of residents reaching this level. This makes the area much more qualified than most similar places and well above the national figure. It is a well-educated community where schooling and higher degrees are common.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of residents (56.6%) completed Year 12, which is well above the Tasmanian figure and much higher than most areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Launceston, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area's high education level is seen in the 31.2% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above both the state and national averages.
31.2% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →West Launceston splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 16.2%, followed closely by health at 15.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
West Launceston is home to 23 schools within 3 km, which is more than 91% of similar areas. These schools are larger and have a higher advantage score than most other areas.
3.02
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 87% 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).
483
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving West Launceston
23 schools — 11,108 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 4 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| West Launceston Primary School, West Launceston | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 375 | 1,036 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School, Launceston | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 390 | 1,038 |
| Launceston College, Launceston | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,368 | 986 |
| Glen Dhu Primary School, South Launceston | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 341 | 1,007 |
| John Calvin School, Launceston | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 112 | 1,051 |
| Summerdale Primary School, Summerhill | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 555 | 969 |
| Trevallyn Primary School, Trevallyn | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 392 | 1,045 |
| St Patrick's College, Prospect Vale | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,522 | 1,020 |
| East Launceston Primary School, East Launceston | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 501 | 1,046 |
| Prospect High School, Prospect | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 572 | 958 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic School, Newstead | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 315 | 1,033 |
| Launceston Big Picture School, Invermay | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 95 | 1,000 |
| The Launceston Preparatory School, Launceston | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 112 | 1,143 |
| Punchbowl Primary School, Newstead | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 317 | 1,029 |
| Invermay Primary School, Invermay | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 295 | 925 |
| Scotch Oakburn College, Newstead | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,164 | 1,119 |
| Newstead College, Newstead | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 422 | 947 |
| Newstead Christian School, Newstead | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 93 | 1,080 |
| Kings Meadows High School, Kings Meadows | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 567 | 963 |
| St Finn Barr's Catholic Primary School, Invermay | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 282 | 984 |
| Norwood Primary School, Norwood | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 415 | 1,002 |
| Queechy High School, Norwood | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 575 | 949 |
| Youngtown Primary School, Youngtown | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 328 | 958 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Launceston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60734/west-launceston/topic/education