45.7% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Robe · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Robe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of people in Robe are finishing school and university, though these rates remain well below the national figures. While the town has seen a steady increase in qualifications over the last decade, the typical resident is less likely to have a degree than someone in the wider state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished Year 12 compared to the state and national figures, though the rate rose 8.9 points since 2011 to reach 45.7%. This is still higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Robe, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.9% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.3% of residents.
13.9% ▲ +35.6%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Robe, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Robe are most likely to have studied Engineering and related fields (14.1%) or Management and commerce (12.2%), followed by Health and Agriculture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Robe has one small government primary school with 97 enrolments. While the school is much smaller than most, it has a higher average advantage score than typical areas.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.78
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
97
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
97
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Robe
1 school — 97 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Robe Primary School, Robe | Government | Primary | — | 97 | 994 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Robe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA46860/robe/topic/education