Education
Tasmania's education system offers academic, personal development and social instruction to all ages.
Schooling
is compulsory from age six to 16. The state has 218 public schools and
colleges, offering primary and secondary education and schooling for
students with disabilities. The public system is complemented by
a long-standing private school system.
The
University of Tasmania (UTAS) has campuses in Hobart, in the South,
Launceston, in the North, and Burnie, on the North-West Coast.
Its student population of more than 13,000 has the option of studying
traditional courses and those matched to Tasmania's characteristics,
such as Antarctic and Southern Ocean studies, agriculture, aquaculture,
fisheries, mining, forestry and environment and wilderness studies.
The
Australian Maritime College near Launceston is now part of UTAS.
It is the nation's leading institution relating to the shipping and
fisheries industries. The college is a national centre for
research and development and attracts students from throughout the
Asia-Pacific region.
Tasmanian
Polytechnic and the Tasmanian Skills Institute provide technical and
further education and training. Campuses are located in the
North, South and North-West.
