41.6% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Risdon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Risdon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Risdon, though the typical resident's schooling level remains low. While 17.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, only 41.6% of the population has completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is well below the Tasmanian average at 41.6%, and far below the Australian rate of 58.8%. Many residents stopped their schooling earlier, with 35.1% finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Risdon, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (39%) and Year 11 (8%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A high proportion of adults hold trade qualifications, with 44.6% having a Certificate III or IV. The 17.9% who hold a bachelor degree or higher is a higher figure than in most similar areas.
17.9% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 17.9%
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 Risdon, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 17.4%, followed by Society and Culture at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are seven schools within 3 km, which is more than 79% of similar areas. These schools are mostly government-run primary schools and are smaller than those in most other areas.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
199
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
968
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Risdon
7 schools — 1,393 students, average ICSEA 968.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 1
| Risdon Vale Primary School, Risdon Vale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 172 | 875 |
| Lindisfarne North Primary School, Geilston Bay | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 321 | 995 |
| Goodwood Primary School, Derwent Park | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 101 | 861 |
| Australian Christian College - Hobart, Geilston Bay | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 119 | 1,014 |
| Moonah Primary School, Derwent Park | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 214 | 942 |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic School, Lindisfarne | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 254 | 1,035 |
| Bowen Road Primary School, Moonah | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 212 | 973 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Risdon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60555/risdon/topic/education