55.7% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.0%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Geilston Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Geilston Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher-than-average level of schooling and degrees means Geilston Bay is a well-qualified place to live. More than a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the Tasmanian average and puts the area on par with the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of residents, 55.7%, have completed Year 12. This is well above the state figure of 47.1%, though it remains well below the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Geilston Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Qualifications are high here, with 26.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits well above the Tasmanian average of 21.9%.
26.7% ▲ +61.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Geilston Bay splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 19.3%, followed by society and culture at 13.5% and engineering at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Families have good access to education with 12 schools within 3km, which is more than 84% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
3.62
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
321
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Geilston Bay
12 schools — 3,853 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Lindisfarne North Primary School, Geilston Bay | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 321 | 995 |
| Australian Christian College - Hobart, Geilston Bay | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 119 | 1,014 |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic School, Lindisfarne | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 254 | 1,035 |
| Risdon Vale Primary School, Risdon Vale | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 172 | 875 |
| Lindisfarne Primary School, Lindisfarne | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 331 | 1,060 |
| Rose Bay High School, Rose Bay | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 533 | 982 |
| Eastside Lutheran College, Warrane | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 253 | 1,003 |
| Montagu Bay Primary School, Montagu Bay | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 318 | 1,081 |
| Bowen Road Primary School, Moonah | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 212 | 973 |
| Warrane Primary School, Warrane | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 158 | 904 |
| Moonah Primary School, Derwent Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 214 | 942 |
| Rosny College, Rosny Park | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 968 | 987 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Geilston Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60224/geilston-bay/topic/education