# Education & Qualifications — Swansea

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

Area: Swansea (Urban Centre)

Fewer people in Swansea (L) finished high school than in most areas, but university degrees are becoming more common. While only 29.2% of residents completed Year 12, the number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose by 10 percentage points since 2011 to reach 13.4%. This mix of vocational and higher learning shapes the local skill set.

Year 12 completion is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and the Australian figure of 58.8%. However, this rate rose by 9.4 percentage points since 2011, with Year 10 being the most common highest year of school at 37.4%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.4% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the state's 21.9%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.3% of residents.

People with qualifications in this area are most likely to have studied management and commerce (16.3%) or engineering (14.0%). Other common fields include health (11.4%), architecture and building (10.3%), and education (8.9%).

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Completed Year 12 | 29.2% | +47.2% since 2011 |
| Adults with a bachelor degree or higher | 13.4% | +349.2% since 2011 |

**Highest year of school** — Year 10 37.4%, Year 12 29.2%, Year 9 or below 19.1%, Year 11 6.8%

**Highest qualification level** — Certificate III / IV 34.3%, Advanced diploma / diploma 18.6%, Bachelor degree 14.3%, Postgraduate degree 6.0%, Graduate diploma / certificate 4.9%, Certificate I / II 2.9%

**Field of qualification** — Management & commerce 16.3%, Engineering & related 14.0%, Health 11.4%, Architecture & building 10.3%, Education 8.9%, Society & culture 8.9%, Food, hospitality & personal services 8.0%, Agriculture & environment 3.1%, Creative arts 3.1%, Natural & physical sciences 1.1%, Information technology 1.1%

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621030/swansea/topic/education