70.4% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 70.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lenah Valley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lenah Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 70% of residents in Lenah Valley have finished Year 12, a figure far above the national average. This high level of school completion helps explain why the area is also among the most qualified, with a very high proportion of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is far more common here than in the rest of Tasmania, where the rate is 47.1%. At 70.4%, Lenah Valley is far above both the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lenah Valley, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is very common, with 42% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian figure of 26.3% and is among the highest levels seen in similar areas.
42.0% ▲ +57.6%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 42.0%
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 Lenah Valley, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Postgraduate degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 21.4%, followed by society and culture at 15.3% and health at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 27 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. The typical school here is larger and has a much higher advantage score than most other areas.
1.73
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 88% 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).
454
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,046
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lenah Valley
27 schools — 12,254 students, average ICSEA 1,046.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 6 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 15 · Combined 7 · Secondary 5
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School, Lenah Valley | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 195 | 1,033 |
| Lenah Valley Primary School, Lenah Valley | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 525 | 1,080 |
| Dominic College, Glenorchy | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,007 | 1,018 |
| Hilliard Christian School, West Moonah | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 248 | 1,012 |
| Springfield Gardens Primary School, West Moonah | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 192 | 918 |
| Mount Stuart Primary School, Mount Stuart | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 340 | 1,138 |
| New Town Primary School, New Town | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 305 | 1,057 |
| St Therese's Catholic School, Moonah | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 207 | 1,035 |
| Hobart City High School, New Town | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 844 | 987 |
| Sacred Heart College, New Town | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 934 | 1,017 |
| Lansdowne Crescent Primary School, West Hobart | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 404 | 1,130 |
| The Friends' School, North Hobart | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,269 | 1,149 |
| Guilford Young College, Glenorchy | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 839 | 1,020 |
| Cosgrove High School, Glenorchy | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 313 | 867 |
| Indie School - Glenorchy, Glenorchy | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 270 | 947 |
| Bowen Road Primary School, Moonah | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 212 | 973 |
| Elizabeth College, North Hobart | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 738 | 996 |
| Moonah Primary School, Derwent Park | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 214 | 942 |
| South Hobart Primary School, South Hobart | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 436 | 1,137 |
| Glenorchy Primary School, Glenorchy | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 261 | 896 |
| Lambert School, North Hobart | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 33 | 1,007 |
| St Mary's College, Hobart | Catholic | Combined | 4.5 km | 951 | 1,069 |
| Campbell Street Primary School, North Hobart | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 219 | 1,075 |
| Goulburn Street Primary School, West Hobart | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 218 | 1,112 |
| Goodwood Primary School, Derwent Park | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 101 | 861 |
| St Michael's Collegiate School, Hobart | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 636 | 1,125 |
| Princes Street Primary School, Sandy Bay | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 343 | 1,150 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lenah Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60331/lenah-valley/topic/education