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Education & Qualifications in St Helens

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Fewer than one-third of adults in St Helens finished Year 12, leaving a gap of 28 points compared to the national figure. This highlights a trend of lower formal schooling and qualification levels across the area's population. While some progress has been made in school completion recently, the town remains far below the state and national averages for education.

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Where St Helens sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.5% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is St Helens — higher than 51% of areas.

St Helens11.5%
7216, TAS 13.3%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 31.0% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Tasmania figure of 47.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas, though the rate has risen by 2.1 points since 2016.

Completed Year 12

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31.0% —

Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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St Helens splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (34%) and Year 10 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.

Year 12 31.0% Year 10 30.8% Year 9 or below 18.9% Year 11 9.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.5% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.2% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.5% —

Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In St Helens, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).

Certificate III / IV 37.2% Bachelor degree 16.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.3% Postgraduate degree 4.5% Certificate I / II 3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications in St Helens most commonly studied Engineering and related fields (14.3%) or Management and commerce (14.0%). Society and culture (11.0%) and Health (10.2%) are also common areas of study.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in St Helens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615026/st-helens/topic/education