32.6% ▲ +19.0%
Lower than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lyons (Derwent) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Lyons (Derwent)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Lyons (Derwent) have completed high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 32.6% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This creates a local landscape where trade certificates and practical skills are more common than formal degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the lowest for similar areas at 32.6%, though this rose 5.2 points since 2011. The most common highest level of schooling is Year 10, reached by 35% of people.
Highest year of school
View on map →Lyons (Derwent) splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below both Tasmania and Australia. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.3% of residents.
8.0% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Lyons (Derwent), Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are most likely to have studied Engineering and related fields (14.4%), followed by Society and Culture (13.5%) and Management and Commerce (13.4%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a very high number of schools per 1,000 children, but the average school size of 190 students is much lower than most areas. Government schools make up 78.6% of the sector.
3.08
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Lower than 71% 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).
2,659
Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
190
Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
870
Lower than 98% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lyons (Derwent)
14 schools — 2,659 students, average ICSEA 870.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Westerway Primary School, Westerway | Government | Primary | 34.7 km | 54 | 891 |
| Bothwell District High School, Bothwell | Government | Combined | 36.7 km | 78 | 893 |
| Glenora District School, Glenora | Government | Combined | 41.3 km | 203 | 890 |
| Fairview Primary School, New Norfolk | Government | Primary | 56.5 km | 235 | 889 |
| St Brigid's Catholic School, New Norfolk | Catholic | Primary | 57.3 km | 187 | 969 |
| New Norfolk Primary School, New Norfolk | Government | Primary | 57.6 km | 208 | 894 |
| New Norfolk High School, New Norfolk | Government | Secondary | 58.2 km | 319 | 881 |
| Northern Christian School, Bridgewater | Independent | Primary | 64.3 km | 149 | 952 |
| Molesworth Primary School, Molesworth | Government | Primary | 65.0 km | 129 | 984 |
| JRLF - Senior School, Bridgewater | Government | Secondary | 65.8 km | 315 | 800 |
| St Paul's Catholic School, Bridgewater | Catholic | Primary | 66.3 km | 178 | 895 |
| JRLF - East Derwent Primary School, Bridgewater | Government | Primary | 66.9 km | 337 | 800 |
| JRLF - Herdsmans Cove Primary School, Herdsmans Cove | Government | Primary | 68.2 km | 144 | 772 |
| JRLF - Gagebrook Primary School, Gagebrook | Government | Primary | 69.0 km | 123 | 787 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lyons (Derwent) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60501/lyons/topic/education