52.7% ▲ +88.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Derwent Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Derwent Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of the people in Derwent Park have finished Year 12, which is a higher rate than most similar areas. While many residents hold a degree or diploma, the area still sits well below the national figure for higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is well above the Tasmanian average of 47.1% but well below the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Derwent Park, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Tasmanian average.
22.9% ▲ +399.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 22.9%
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 Derwent Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 33%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Postgraduate degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 21.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 18 schools within 3 km, which is more than 88% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with the majority being government primary schools.
12.42
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
415
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Derwent Park
18 schools — 7,474 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Goodwood Primary School, Derwent Park | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 101 | 861 |
| Moonah Primary School, Derwent Park | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 214 | 942 |
| Cosgrove High School, Glenorchy | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 313 | 867 |
| Indie School - Glenorchy, Glenorchy | Independent | Secondary | 1.5 km | 270 | 947 |
| St Therese's Catholic School, Moonah | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 207 | 1,035 |
| Bowen Road Primary School, Moonah | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 212 | 973 |
| Guilford Young College, Glenorchy | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 839 | 1,020 |
| Springfield Gardens Primary School, West Moonah | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 192 | 918 |
| Hobart City High School, New Town | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 844 | 987 |
| Hilliard Christian School, West Moonah | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 248 | 1,012 |
| Glenorchy Primary School, Glenorchy | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 261 | 896 |
| New Town Primary School, New Town | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 305 | 1,057 |
| Montrose Bay High School, Rosetta | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 498 | 903 |
| Lenah Valley Primary School, Lenah Valley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 525 | 1,080 |
| Sacred Heart College, New Town | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 934 | 1,017 |
| Rosetta Primary School, Rosetta | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 309 | 965 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School, Lenah Valley | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 195 | 1,033 |
| Dominic College, Glenorchy | Catholic | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,007 | 1,018 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Derwent Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60152/derwent-park/topic/education