36.2% ▲ +96.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Risdon Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Risdon Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 8.5% of adults in Risdon Vale hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This gap highlights a local trend where fewer residents have completed higher education compared to most other areas. The community relies more heavily on vocational training and shorter school terms.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.2% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian rate of 47.1% and the national figure of 58.8%. About 34.2% of residents listed Year 10 as their highest year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →Risdon Vale splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a university degree is much lower than in most areas, sitting 18 points below the Australian average. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 40.3% of residents.
8.5% ▲ +220.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Risdon Vale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Common areas of study for those with qualifications include management and commerce at 14.1%, followed by society and culture at 12.8% and engineering at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. The typical school size is 217 students, with half of the sector being government-run.
1.69
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
217
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
Lower than 53% 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 Vale
4 schools — 866 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Risdon Vale Primary School, Risdon Vale | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 172 | 875 |
| Lindisfarne North Primary School, Geilston Bay | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 321 | 995 |
| Australian Christian College - Hobart, Geilston Bay | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 119 | 1,014 |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic School, Lindisfarne | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 254 | 1,035 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Risdon Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60556/risdon-vale/topic/education