75.7% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 69.5%
- 2021: 75.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Stuart · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Stuart
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Mount Stuart hold high-level qualifications than in most similar areas. About half of the adults have a university degree, and three out of four people have finished Year 12. This makes the area stand out significantly compared to both Tasmania and the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure, with 75.7% of residents finishing school. This is 29 percentage points higher than the Tasmania average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Stuart, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are very common here, as 49.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
49.8% ▲ +32.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 49.8%
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 Mount Stuart, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 19.1%, followed by health at 14.9% and society and culture at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 21 schools within 3km, which is more than 90% of similar areas. Local schools are typically larger than most and have a much higher average advantage score.
2.80
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 87% 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).
452
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,071
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mount Stuart
21 schools — 9,501 students, average ICSEA 1,071.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 4 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 13 · Combined 6 · Secondary 2
| Mount Stuart Primary School, Mount Stuart | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 340 | 1,138 |
| The Friends' School, North Hobart | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,269 | 1,149 |
| Sacred Heart College, New Town | Catholic | Combined | 1.1 km | 934 | 1,017 |
| Lansdowne Crescent Primary School, West Hobart | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 404 | 1,130 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School, Lenah Valley | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 195 | 1,033 |
| Elizabeth College, North Hobart | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 738 | 996 |
| Lambert School, North Hobart | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 33 | 1,007 |
| Campbell Street Primary School, North Hobart | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 219 | 1,075 |
| New Town Primary School, New Town | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 305 | 1,057 |
| Lenah Valley Primary School, Lenah Valley | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 525 | 1,080 |
| St Mary's College, Hobart | Catholic | Combined | 1.7 km | 951 | 1,069 |
| Hobart City High School, New Town | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 844 | 987 |
| Goulburn Street Primary School, West Hobart | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 218 | 1,112 |
| South Hobart Primary School, South Hobart | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 436 | 1,137 |
| Hilliard Christian School, West Moonah | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 248 | 1,012 |
| St Michael's Collegiate School, Hobart | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 636 | 1,125 |
| Bowen Road Primary School, Moonah | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 212 | 973 |
| Albuera Street Primary School, Battery Point | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 252 | 1,133 |
| St Therese's Catholic School, Moonah | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 207 | 1,035 |
| Princes Street Primary School, Sandy Bay | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 343 | 1,150 |
| Springfield Gardens Primary School, West Moonah | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 192 | 918 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Stuart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60434/mount-stuart/topic/education