83.5% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.0%
- 2016: 81.7%
- 2021: 83.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dynnyrne · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dynnyrne
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and university degrees define daily life in Dynnyrne. Over half of the adults here hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the figures for both Tasmania and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 83.5% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 47.1% seen across Tasmania.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dynnyrne, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A striking 51.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average of 26.3%. Many of these high-level qualifications are postgraduate degrees, held by 27.1% of residents.
51.7% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.3%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 51.7%
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 Dynnyrne, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 26.2%, followed by society and culture at 13.3% and health at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 19 schools within 3 km, which is more than 89% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with a high average school advantage score of 1,103.
19
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).
519
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,103
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dynnyrne
19 schools — 9,861 students, average ICSEA 1,103.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 7 · Secondary 2
| Princes Street Primary School, Sandy Bay | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 343 | 1,150 |
| South Hobart Primary School, South Hobart | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 436 | 1,137 |
| Mount Nelson Primary School, Mount Nelson | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 233 | 1,107 |
| The Hutchins School, Sandy Bay | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 986 | 1,140 |
| Hobart College, Mount Nelson | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,369 | 1,049 |
| Goulburn Street Primary School, West Hobart | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 218 | 1,112 |
| Mount Carmel College, Sandy Bay | Catholic | Combined | 1.8 km | 572 | 1,077 |
| Albuera Street Primary School, Battery Point | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 252 | 1,133 |
| St Michael's Collegiate School, Hobart | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 636 | 1,125 |
| Waimea Heights Primary School, Sandy Bay | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 359 | 1,135 |
| Lansdowne Crescent Primary School, West Hobart | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 404 | 1,130 |
| St Mary's College, Hobart | Catholic | Combined | 2.5 km | 951 | 1,069 |
| Elizabeth College, North Hobart | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 738 | 996 |
| Lambert School, North Hobart | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 33 | 1,007 |
| Mount Stuart Primary School, Mount Stuart | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 340 | 1,138 |
| Sandy Bay Infant School, Sandy Bay | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 84 | 1,131 |
| Campbell Street Primary School, North Hobart | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 219 | 1,075 |
| Fahan School, Sandy Bay | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 419 | 1,154 |
| The Friends' School, North Hobart | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,269 | 1,149 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dynnyrne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60172/dynnyrne/topic/education