78.7% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.3%
- 2016: 71.4%
- 2021: 78.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ridgeway · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ridgeway
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of all adults in Ridgeway hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the region. This high level of education is reflected in the local school results and the strong proportion of residents who finished their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Almost 79% of residents completed Year 12, which is far above both the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ridgeway, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A typical adult here is more likely to have a university degree than not, with 51.6% holding a bachelor degree or higher—far above the 26.3% national figure.
51.6% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.7%
- 2016: 47.7%
- 2021: 51.6%
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 Ridgeway, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Postgraduate degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are natural and physical sciences at 18.9%, followed by health at 12.6% and society and culture at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ridgeway has more schools within 3 km than 83% of similar areas, with a typical school size of 528 students and a very high average school advantage score.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
528
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,107
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ridgeway
11 schools — 5,808 students, average ICSEA 1,107.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Hobart College, Mount Nelson | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,369 | 1,049 |
| Mount Nelson Primary School, Mount Nelson | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 233 | 1,107 |
| Princes Street Primary School, Sandy Bay | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 343 | 1,150 |
| South Hobart Primary School, South Hobart | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 436 | 1,137 |
| The Hutchins School, Sandy Bay | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 986 | 1,140 |
| Mount Carmel College, Sandy Bay | Catholic | Combined | 4.2 km | 572 | 1,077 |
| Waimea Heights Primary School, Sandy Bay | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 359 | 1,135 |
| Goulburn Street Primary School, West Hobart | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 218 | 1,112 |
| Albuera Street Primary School, Battery Point | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 252 | 1,133 |
| Lansdowne Crescent Primary School, West Hobart | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 404 | 1,130 |
| St Michael's Collegiate School, Hobart | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 636 | 1,125 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ridgeway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60552/ridgeway/topic/education