36.3% —
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lyons (McIntyre) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Lyons (McIntyre)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Lyons (McIntyre) have remained low over the last decade, with only 36.3% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, marking it as one of the least qualified areas in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.3% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian rate of 47.1%. About 34% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Lyons (McIntyre) splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.5% of the population, a figure well below the state average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37% of adults.
13.5% —
Lower than 80% 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 Lyons (McIntyre), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering at 14.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.7% and Society and culture at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most places, though the typical school is much smaller than average. Most of the 3,027 enrolments are in government primary schools.
2.87
Higher than 75% 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).
3,027
Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
216
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 86% 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 (McIntyre)
14 schools — 3,027 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 4 · Secondary 1
| Perth Primary School, Perth | Government | Primary | 15.2 km | 297 | 972 |
| Evandale Primary School, Evandale | Government | Primary | 16.5 km | 101 | 979 |
| Longford Primary School, Longford | Government | Primary | 18.0 km | 230 | 921 |
| Hagley Farm Primary School, Hagley | Government | Primary | 23.2 km | 353 | 999 |
| Westbury Primary School, Westbury | Government | Primary | 28.4 km | 142 | 965 |
| Cressy District High School, Cressy | Government | Combined | 29.0 km | 415 | 936 |
| Bracknell Primary School, Bracknell | Government | Primary | 30.2 km | 59 | 950 |
| Deloraine Primary School, Deloraine | Government | Primary | 42.3 km | 285 | 945 |
| Deloraine High School, Deloraine | Government | Secondary | 42.5 km | 235 | 932 |
| Giant Steps Tasmania, Deloraine | Independent | Combined | 43.0 km | 50 | 942 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School, Deloraine | Catholic | Primary | 43.2 km | 73 | 987 |
| Mole Creek Primary School, Mole Creek | Government | Primary | 63.9 km | 67 | 950 |
| St Marys District School, St Marys | Government | Combined | 87.7 km | 215 | 928 |
| St Helens District High School, St Helens | Government | Combined | 91.9 km | 505 | 958 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lyons (McIntyre) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60506/lyons/topic/education