39.5% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Roger River · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Roger River
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Zero adults in Roger River hold a bachelor degree or higher, placing the area among the lowest for this qualification. This lack of university degrees is reflected in school completion rates, where only 39.5% of people finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and far below the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Roger River, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is rare here, with 0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while the most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 25%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Roger River, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 40%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and Food, hospitality and personal services, each making up 20.8% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one primary school in the area, which is run by the government. It is smaller than most, with a typical size of 23 students and a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
23
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
923
Lower 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 Roger River
1 school — 23 students, average ICSEA 923.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Edith Creek Primary School, Edith Creek | Government | Primary | 11.2 km | 23 | 923 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Roger River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60563/roger-river/topic/education