# Education & Qualifications — Stieglitz

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

Area: Stieglitz (Urban Centre)

Fewer people in Stieglitz have finished high school compared to most other areas. Only 34.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend is improving, however, as school completion rates rose by 10 percentage points since 2011.

Year 10 is the most common highest school level finished here at 35.6%. Completion of Year 12 is far below the Tasmanian average of 47.1%.

University degrees are less common than in the rest of the state, with 12.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, though it has risen slightly since 2011.

Qualifications in the area are led by Management and Commerce at 16.2%, followed closely by Engineering and related fields at 15.1%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Completed Year 12 | 34.6% | +40.6% since 2011 |
| Adults with a bachelor degree or higher | 12.4% | +24.2% since 2011 |

**Highest year of school** — Year 10 35.6%, Year 12 34.6%, Year 9 or below 13.3%, Year 11 9.5%

**Highest qualification level** — Certificate III / IV 38.6%, Bachelor degree 15.7%, Advanced diploma / diploma 13.8%, Postgraduate degree 3.8%, Certificate I / II 2.4%, Graduate diploma / certificate 1.9%

**Field of qualification** — Management & commerce 16.2%, Engineering & related 15.1%, Society & culture 9.7%, Education 9.5%, Architecture & building 7.6%, Food, hospitality & personal services 7.6%, Health 6.2%, Agriculture & environment 4.1%, Information technology 3.2%, Creative arts 2.7%, Natural & physical sciences 1.9%

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621027/stieglitz/topic/education