42.2% —
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clark (Derwent) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Clark (Derwent)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Clark (Derwent) have completed high school or university than in most other areas. Only 42.2% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This suggests a local workforce that relies more on trade and vocational training than academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are well below the Tasmanian average, with only 42.2% of people finishing their senior year. About 31% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10, while 11.9% left at Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Clark (Derwent), the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 14.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are much more typical, held by 40.7% of residents.
14.2% —
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
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 Clark (Derwent), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 20.8%, followed by society and culture and engineering, which both sit at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are smaller than most, with an average of 395 students. While there are 2.39 schools per 1,000 children—higher than most areas—the average school advantage score is much lower than in other regions.
2.39
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Lower than 91% of state electorate 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).
2,765
Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
395
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
947
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Clark (Derwent)
7 schools — 2,765 students, average ICSEA 947.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Austins Ferry Primary School, Claremont | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 416 | 894 |
| Holy Rosary Catholic School, Claremont | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 374 | 977 |
| St Virgil's College, Austins Ferry | Catholic | Combined | 1.4 km | 792 | 1,024 |
| Claremont College, Claremont | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 467 | 907 |
| Windermere Primary School, Claremont | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 452 | 902 |
| OneSchool Global - Hobart Campus, Claremont | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 92 | 970 |
| St Francis Flexible Learning Centre, Chigwell | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 172 | 866 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clark (Derwent) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60301/clark/topic/education