50.6% —
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Franklin (Rumney) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Franklin (Rumney)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A steady climb in school completion has shaped the local workforce in Franklin (Rumney), where over half of residents have now finished Year 12. While higher education rates sit around the Tasmanian average, the area remains well below the national figure for university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 50.6% of people here completed Year 12, which is well above the Tasmanian figure but well below the national average. This is the most common highest level of schooling in the area.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Franklin (Rumney), Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV for 34% of adults. Around 21.3% hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure about the same as the state average but well below the national rate.
21.3% —
Higher than 51% 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 (Rumney), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.1%, followed by society and culture and engineering, which both sit around 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
With 2,424 enrolments, schools here are much smaller and have a much lower advantage score than most similar areas. Most students attend government primary schools, which make up 77.8% of the sector.
1.68
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Lower than 88% 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).
2,424
Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
269
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
962
Lower than 83% 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 (Rumney)
9 schools — 2,424 students, average ICSEA 962.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Emmanuel Christian School, Rokeby | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 265 | 981 |
| Bayview Secondary College, Rokeby | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 357 | 873 |
| Rokeby Primary School, Rokeby | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 199 | 860 |
| John Paul II Catholic School, Clarendon Vale | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 199 | 968 |
| Lauderdale Primary School, Lauderdale | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 689 | 1,037 |
| Clarendon Vale Primary School, Clarendon Vale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 124 | 754 |
| Cambridge Primary School, Cambridge | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 350 | 1,041 |
| South Arm Primary School, South Arm | Government | Primary | 12.7 km | 69 | 1,060 |
| Risdon Vale Primary School, Risdon Vale | Government | Primary | 13.6 km | 172 | 875 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Franklin (Rumney) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60414/franklin/topic/education