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Education & Qualifications in Kettering

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

A far higher proportion of residents in Kettering have completed Year 12 compared to the Tasmanian average. This shift is part of a major trend in the area, where the percentage of people finishing high school rose by 27 points since 2011.

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Where Kettering sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

25.4% ▲ +210.4%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Kettering — higher than 90% of areas.

Kettering25.4%
7155, TAS 30.1%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 53.1% of people finished Year 12, which is well above the state figure and much higher than most similar areas. This is a significant increase from 26.4% in 2011, though it remains well below the national figure of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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53.1% ▲ +101.3%

Higher than 86% 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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In Kettering, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 23%.

Year 12 53.1% Year 10 21.4% Year 11 11.0% Year 9 or below 5.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is common here, with 25.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state average and reflects a sharp rise from 2011, when only 8.2% of adults had such a qualification.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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25.4% ▲ +210.4%

Higher than 90% 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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Kettering splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.

Certificate III / IV 26.7% Bachelor degree 22.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.1% Postgraduate degree 9.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.2% Certificate I / II 2.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common areas of study are engineering and related fields at 18.7%, followed by management and commerce at 13.1% and society and culture at 10.8%.

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 Kettering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622015/kettering/topic/education