58.5% ▲ +31.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.3%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Montagu Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Montagu Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education is a defining feature of daily life in Montagu Bay, where 31.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure, reflecting a community with strong academic and professional attainment.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most residents have finished their schooling, with 58.5% completing Year 12. This is far above the Tasmanian average and sits about the same as the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Montagu Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Academic achievement is much higher here than in most similar areas. About 31.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above both the state and national figures.
31.5% ▲ +39.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Montagu Bay splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Postgraduate degree at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.4% and society and culture at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local children have access to a high number of schools, with 15 options within 3km. The area's schools have an advantage score of 1,021, which is higher than most other areas.
10.75
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
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).
339
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,021
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Montagu Bay
15 schools — 5,081 students, average ICSEA 1,021.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 3 · Combined 3
| Rose Bay High School, Rose Bay | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 533 | 982 |
| Montagu Bay Primary School, Montagu Bay | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 318 | 1,081 |
| Rosny College, Rosny Park | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 968 | 987 |
| Bellerive Primary School, Bellerive | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 458 | 1,060 |
| Corpus Christi Catholic School, Bellerive | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 413 | 1,060 |
| Lindisfarne Primary School, Lindisfarne | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 331 | 1,060 |
| The Cottage School, Bellerive | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 77 | 1,113 |
| Warrane Primary School, Warrane | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 158 | 904 |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic School, Lindisfarne | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 254 | 1,035 |
| Eastside Lutheran College, Warrane | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 253 | 1,003 |
| Australian Christian College - Hobart, Geilston Bay | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 119 | 1,014 |
| Lindisfarne North Primary School, Geilston Bay | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 321 | 995 |
| Campbell Street Primary School, North Hobart | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 219 | 1,075 |
| Clarence High School, Bellerive | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 626 | 1,021 |
| Lambert School, North Hobart | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 33 | 1,007 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Montagu Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60413/montagu-bay/topic/education