25.8% ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Zeehan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Zeehan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 25.8% of Zeehan residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This low rate of secondary completion is matched by a small number of adults with university degrees, meaning the local workforce relies heavily on trade and vocational certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Tasmanian average by 21 points. For many residents, the highest year of school reached was Year 10, which applies to 35.4% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Zeehan, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 6.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below both the state and the rest of Australia. Instead, nearly half of those with qualifications hold a Certificate III or IV.
6.0% ▲ +91.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Zeehan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 69%; Bachelor degree is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related qualifications are the most common here at 25.1%. Other common fields of study include society and culture at 13.3% and management and commerce at 9.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar places, though the typical school is very small with only 43 students. The only local school is a government primary school.
8.77
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
43
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
919
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Zeehan
1 school — 43 students, average ICSEA 919.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Zeehan Primary School, Zeehan | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 43 | 919 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Zeehan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60776/zeehan/topic/education