54.0% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hobart - North East · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Hobart - North East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study in Hobart - North East, where 20.3% of qualified residents work in these areas. The region has seen a strong push toward higher education, with the proportion of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher climbing nearly 10 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of residents (54%) have completed Year 12, a figure that has risen 12 points since 2011. This is well above the Tasmanian average but remains well below the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hobart - North East, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 25.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state average and sits about the same as the national figure.
25.9% ▲ +58.8%
Higher than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Hobart - North East splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Beyond management and commerce, the most frequent qualifications are in society and culture (13%) and engineering (12.2%). Health and education follow at 10.9% and 9.8% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 25 schools with a total of 8,877 enrolments, which is smaller than about half of similar areas. Most students attend government schools (68%), and the majority of these are primary schools.
25
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.45
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8,877
Lower than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
355
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,008
Lower than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hobart - North East
25 schools — 8,877 students, average ICSEA 1,008.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 4 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Rosny College, Rosny Park | Government | Secondary | — | 968 | 987 |
| MacKillop Catholic College, Mornington | Catholic | Secondary | — | 895 | 1,046 |
| Lauderdale Primary School, Lauderdale | Government | Primary | — | 689 | 1,037 |
| Howrah Primary School, Howrah | Government | Primary | — | 630 | 1,057 |
| Clarence High School, Bellerive | Government | Secondary | — | 626 | 1,021 |
| Rose Bay High School, Rose Bay | Government | Secondary | — | 533 | 982 |
| Bellerive Primary School, Bellerive | Government | Primary | — | 458 | 1,060 |
| Corpus Christi Catholic School, Bellerive | Catholic | Primary | — | 413 | 1,060 |
| Bayview Secondary College, Rokeby | Government | Secondary | — | 357 | 873 |
| Cambridge Primary School, Cambridge | Government | Primary | — | 350 | 1,041 |
| Lindisfarne Primary School, Lindisfarne | Government | Primary | — | 331 | 1,060 |
| Lindisfarne North Primary School, Geilston Bay | Government | Primary | — | 321 | 995 |
| Montagu Bay Primary School, Montagu Bay | Government | Primary | — | 318 | 1,081 |
| Emmanuel Christian School, Rokeby | Independent | Combined | — | 265 | 981 |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic School, Lindisfarne | Catholic | Primary | — | 254 | 1,035 |
| Eastside Lutheran College, Warrane | Independent | Combined | — | 253 | 1,003 |
| John Paul II Catholic School, Clarendon Vale | Catholic | Primary | — | 199 | 968 |
| Rokeby Primary School, Rokeby | Government | Primary | — | 199 | 860 |
| Risdon Vale Primary School, Risdon Vale | Government | Primary | — | 172 | 875 |
| Warrane Primary School, Warrane | Government | Primary | — | 158 | 904 |
| Clarendon Vale Primary School, Clarendon Vale | Government | Primary | — | 124 | 754 |
| Australian Christian College - Hobart, Geilston Bay | Independent | Combined | — | 119 | 1,014 |
| Southern Support School, Howrah | Government | Combined | — | 99 | 948 |
| The Cottage School, Bellerive | Independent | Primary | — | 77 | 1,113 |
| South Arm Primary School, South Arm | Government | Primary | — | 69 | 1,060 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hobart - North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60102/hobart-north-east/topic/education