52.2% —
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Franklin (Huon) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Franklin (Huon)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than one in four adults in Franklin (Huon) hold a university degree, which is higher than most similar areas. This mix of high-level qualifications and a strong proportion of people who finished high school shapes the local workforce. It creates a community where a significant number of residents have a high level of formal education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% but well below the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Franklin (Huon), Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 24.8% of adults, a figure slightly above the state average and higher than most similar areas.
24.8% —
Higher than 60% 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 Franklin (Huon), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 14.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.3% and society and culture at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are typically much smaller than most areas, with an average size of 258 students. While there are 2.72 schools per 1,000 children, the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
2.72
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Lower than 57% 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).
4,639
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
258
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Franklin (Huon)
18 schools — 4,639 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 3 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 5 · Secondary 1
| Geeveston Primary School, Geeveston | Government | Primary | 24.9 km | 41 | 916 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School, Geeveston | Catholic | Primary | 26.1 km | 149 | 954 |
| Dover District School, Dover | Government | Combined | 27.5 km | 144 | 863 |
| Cygnet Primary School, Cygnet | Government | Primary | 35.6 km | 190 | 968 |
| St James Catholic College, Cygnet | Catholic | Combined | 35.7 km | 218 | 889 |
| Franklin Primary School, Franklin | Government | Primary | 35.9 km | 154 | 956 |
| Glen Huon Primary School, Glen Huon | Government | Primary | 37.7 km | 115 | 1,000 |
| Peregrine, Nicholls Rivulet | Independent | Primary | 42.3 km | 90 | 1,048 |
| Huonville High School, Huonville | Government | Secondary | 42.6 km | 281 | 901 |
| Huonville Primary School, Huonville | Government | Primary | 42.6 km | 270 | 909 |
| Bruny Island District School, Alonnah | Government | Primary | 46.4 km | 56 | 992 |
| Woodbridge School, Woodbridge | Government | Combined | 48.0 km | 336 | 1,011 |
| Snug Primary School, Snug | Government | Primary | 53.5 km | 323 | 1,005 |
| Margate Primary School, Margate | Government | Primary | 56.1 km | 364 | 1,014 |
| Channel Christian School, Margate | Independent | Primary | 56.8 km | 150 | 1,092 |
| St Aloysius Catholic College, Huntingfield | Catholic | Combined | 59.8 km | 1,120 | 1,018 |
| Tarremah Steiner School, Huntingfield | Independent | Combined | 59.8 km | 247 | 1,128 |
| Illawarra Primary School, Blackmans Bay | Government | Primary | 61.2 km | 391 | 1,082 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Franklin (Huon) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60404/franklin/topic/education