34.8% —
Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lyons (Montgomery) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Lyons (Montgomery)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Low school completion rates have persisted in Lyons (Montgomery), where only 34.8% of residents finished Year 12. This is far below the figures for both Tasmania and Australia. Most adults here hold trade certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting at 34.8%, which is far below the national figure. More people in the area finished Year 10 than any other single grade.
Highest year of school
View on map →Lyons (Montgomery) splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.9% of the population, which is well below the state and far below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.8% of residents.
13.9% —
Lower than 78% 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 (Montgomery), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 16.5%, followed by management and commerce at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 379 school enrolments across two government schools, which is among the smallest totals for similar areas. Local schools are typically small, with an average size of 190 students.
2.60
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Lower than 97% 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).
379
Lower than 99% 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.
921
Lower than 91% 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 (Montgomery)
2 schools — 379 students, average ICSEA 921.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Wilmot Primary School, Wilmot | Government | Primary | 9.4 km | 14 | 927 |
| Sheffield School, Sheffield | Government | Combined | 18.6 km | 365 | 921 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lyons (Montgomery) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60508/lyons/topic/education