45.0% ▲ +30.6%
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nelson · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Nelson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
An 11 percentage point rise in Year 12 completions since 2011 shows a growing trend toward finishing school in Nelson. However, the area still trails behind both the Territory and the nation, with only 45% of people finishing their final year of high school.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Nelson have finished Year 12 compared to the national figure, though this rose from 34.4% in 2011 to 45.0% in 2021. Around 26.8% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nelson, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are far less common here than in Australia, with only 12.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, at 41.2%.
12.4% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
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 Nelson, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are engineering and related subjects at 21.7%, followed by management and commerce at 15.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Nelson has 1,706 school enrolments across three schools, which is among the smallest number for this level. These schools are larger than most in similar areas, with two-thirds being government-run primary schools.
1.85
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Lower than 96% 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).
1,706
Lower than 96% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
569
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nelson
3 schools — 1,706 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Howard Springs Primary School, Howard Springs | Government | Primary | 26.5 km | 277 | 951 |
| Girraween Primary School, Girraween | Government | Primary | 27.1 km | 312 | 978 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran College, Howard Springs | Independent | Combined | 27.7 km | 1,117 | 1,025 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nelson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70020/nelson/topic/education