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Hobart · Region (SA4)

Education & Qualifications in Hobart

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

Higher levels of schooling and degrees make Hobart stand out compared to most similar areas. Nearly 30% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, reflecting a well-qualified population that has seen a significant jump in academic achievement over the last decade.

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📍 Hobart, Region (SA4)

Where Hobart sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

29.2% ▲ +55.4%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Hobart — higher than 75% of areas.

Hobart29.2%
Greater Hobart 29.2%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rates have climbed 12 points since 2011 to reach 56.7%. This is well above the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%, though it remains a little below the national average.

Completed Year 12

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56.7% ▲ +27.0%

Higher than 64% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Hobart, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 24%.

Year 12 56.7% Year 10 22.9% Year 9 or below 7.8% Year 11 7.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 10 points since 2011 to 29.2%, which is much higher than most areas and well above the state average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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29.2% ▲ +55.4%

Higher than 75% of region (sa4) 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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Hobart splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Postgraduate degree at 16%.

Bachelor degree 27.4% Certificate III / IV 25.6% Postgraduate degree 13.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.5% Certificate I / II 2.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Most qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.1%, followed by society and culture at 13.7% and engineering at 11.0%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are 101 schools across the area, which is a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas. Most students attend government schools, which make up 65.3% of the sector.

Average school ICSEA

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1,020

Higher than 53% of region (sa4) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Hobart

101 schools — 40,228 students, average ICSEA 1,020.

By sector: Government 66 · Catholic 18 · Independent 17

By type: Primary 62 · Combined 20 · Secondary 19
Hobart College, Mount Nelson Government Secondary — 1,369 1,049
The Friends' School, North Hobart Independent Combined — 1,269 1,149
Taroona High School, Taroona Government Secondary — 1,134 1,119
St Aloysius Catholic College, Huntingfield Catholic Combined — 1,120 1,018
Dominic College, Glenorchy Catholic Combined — 1,007 1,018
The Hutchins School, Sandy Bay Independent Combined — 986 1,140
Rosny College, Rosny Park Government Secondary — 968 987
St Mary's College, Hobart Catholic Combined — 951 1,069
Sacred Heart College, New Town Catholic Combined — 934 1,017
MacKillop Catholic College, Mornington Catholic Secondary — 895 1,046
Hobart City High School, New Town Government Secondary — 844 987
Guilford Young College, Glenorchy Catholic Secondary — 839 1,020
Sorell School, Sorell Government Combined — 792 924
St Virgil's College, Austins Ferry Catholic Combined — 792 1,024
Calvin Christian School, Kingston Independent Primary — 788 1,088
Elizabeth College, North Hobart Government Secondary — 738 996
Lauderdale Primary School, Lauderdale Government Primary — 689 1,037
St Michael's Collegiate School, Hobart Independent Combined — 636 1,125
Howrah Primary School, Howrah Government Primary — 630 1,057
Clarence High School, Bellerive Government Secondary — 626 1,021
Kingston High School, Kingston Government Secondary — 577 1,000
Mount Carmel College, Sandy Bay Catholic Combined — 572 1,077
Dodges Ferry Primary School, Dodges Ferry Government Primary — 533 981
Rose Bay High School, Rose Bay Government Secondary — 533 982
Lenah Valley Primary School, Lenah Valley Government Primary — 525 1,080
Brighton Primary School, Brighton Government Primary — 507 910
Montrose Bay High School, Rosetta Government Secondary — 498 903
Claremont College, Claremont Government Secondary — 467 907
Bellerive Primary School, Bellerive Government Primary — 458 1,060
Windermere Primary School, Claremont Government Primary — 452 902
South Hobart Primary School, South Hobart Government Primary — 436 1,137
Fahan School, Sandy Bay Independent Combined — 419 1,154
Austins Ferry Primary School, Claremont Government Primary — 416 894
Corpus Christi Catholic School, Bellerive Catholic Primary — 413 1,060
Lansdowne Crescent Primary School, West Hobart Government Primary — 404 1,130
Illawarra Primary School, Blackmans Bay Government Primary — 391 1,082
Holy Rosary Catholic School, Claremont Catholic Primary — 374 977
Margate Primary School, Margate Government Primary — 364 1,014
Waimea Heights Primary School, Sandy Bay Government Primary — 359 1,135
Bayview Secondary College, Rokeby Government Secondary — 357 873
Cambridge Primary School, Cambridge Government Primary — 350 1,041
Princes Street Primary School, Sandy Bay Government Primary — 343 1,150
Mount Stuart Primary School, Mount Stuart Government Primary — 340 1,138
Kingston Primary School, Kingston Government Primary — 338 1,002
JRLF - East Derwent Primary School, Bridgewater Government Primary — 337 800
Lindisfarne Primary School, Lindisfarne Government Primary — 331 1,060
Snug Primary School, Snug Government Primary — 323 1,005
Lindisfarne North Primary School, Geilston Bay Government Primary — 321 995
New Norfolk High School, New Norfolk Government Secondary — 319 881
Montagu Bay Primary School, Montagu Bay Government Primary — 318 1,081
JRLF - Senior School, Bridgewater Government Secondary — 315 800
Cosgrove High School, Glenorchy Government Secondary — 313 867
Southern Christian College, Kingston Independent Combined — 312 1,059
Rosetta Primary School, Rosetta Government Primary — 309 965
New Town Primary School, New Town Government Primary — 305 1,057
St John's Catholic School, Richmond Catholic Primary — 291 1,010
Taroona Primary School, Taroona Government Primary — 274 1,149
Indie School - Glenorchy, Glenorchy Independent Secondary — 270 947
Emmanuel Christian School, Rokeby Independent Combined — 265 981
Glenorchy Primary School, Glenorchy Government Primary — 261 896
Blackmans Bay Primary School, Blackmans Bay Government Primary — 257 1,035
St Cuthbert's Catholic School, Lindisfarne Catholic Primary — 254 1,035
Eastside Lutheran College, Warrane Independent Combined — 253 1,003
Albuera Street Primary School, Battery Point Government Primary — 252 1,133
Hilliard Christian School, West Moonah Independent Combined — 248 1,012
Tarremah Steiner School, Huntingfield Independent Combined — 247 1,128
Fairview Primary School, New Norfolk Government Primary — 235 889
Mount Nelson Primary School, Mount Nelson Government Primary — 233 1,107
Campbell Street Primary School, North Hobart Government Primary — 219 1,075
Goulburn Street Primary School, West Hobart Government Primary — 218 1,112
Moonah Primary School, Derwent Park Government Primary — 214 942
Bowen Road Primary School, Moonah Government Primary — 212 973
New Norfolk Primary School, New Norfolk Government Primary — 208 894
St Therese's Catholic School, Moonah Catholic Primary — 207 1,035
John Paul II Catholic School, Clarendon Vale Catholic Primary — 199 968
Rokeby Primary School, Rokeby Government Primary — 199 860
Richmond Primary School, Richmond Government Primary — 198 1,021
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School, Lenah Valley Catholic Primary — 195 1,033
Springfield Gardens Primary School, West Moonah Government Primary — 192 918
St Brigid's Catholic School, New Norfolk Catholic Primary — 187 969
St Paul's Catholic School, Bridgewater Catholic Primary — 178 895
Risdon Vale Primary School, Risdon Vale Government Primary — 172 875
St Francis Flexible Learning Centre, Chigwell Catholic Secondary — 172 866
Warrane Primary School, Warrane Government Primary — 158 904
Channel Christian School, Margate Independent Primary — 150 1,092
Northern Christian School, Bridgewater Independent Primary — 149 952
JRLF - Herdsmans Cove Primary School, Herdsmans Cove Government Primary — 144 772
Dunalley Primary School, Dunalley Government Primary — 136 970
Brighton High School, Brighton Government Secondary — 133 921
Molesworth Primary School, Molesworth Government Primary — 129 984
Clarendon Vale Primary School, Clarendon Vale Government Primary — 124 754
JRLF - Gagebrook Primary School, Gagebrook Government Primary — 123 787
Australian Christian College - Hobart, Geilston Bay Independent Combined — 119 1,014
Goodwood Primary School, Derwent Park Government Primary — 101 861
Southern Support School, Howrah Government Combined — 99 948
OneSchool Global - Hobart Campus, Claremont Independent Combined — 92 970
Sandy Bay Infant School, Sandy Bay Government Primary — 84 1,131
The Cottage School, Bellerive Independent Primary — 77 1,113
South Arm Primary School, South Arm Government Primary — 69 1,060
Collinsvale Primary School, Collinsvale Government Primary — 62 956
Lambert School, North Hobart Independent Combined — 33 1,007

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/601/hobart/topic/education