46.6% ▲ +73.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rokeby · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rokeby
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Middle-of-the-road results for similar areas define the educational profile of Rokeby. While about 46.6% of residents finished Year 12, this is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in secondary schooling is mirrored in higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is well below both the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 46.6% of people here completed Year 12, which is about the same as the Tasmanian average. However, this result is far below the Australian figure, with 27.4% of residents reaching Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rokeby, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.7% of the population, which is well below the 21.9% seen across Tasmania. Trade qualifications are more common, with 37% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
16.7% ▲ +237.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 Rokeby, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 21.1%, followed by society and culture at 15.2%. Engineering and health are also notable, accounting for 9.9% and 9.0% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Rokeby has 10 schools within 3km, which is more than 82% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with 70% being government run and half of them being primary schools.
4.58
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
408
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rokeby
10 schools — 4,083 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Emmanuel Christian School, Rokeby | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 265 | 981 |
| Rokeby Primary School, Rokeby | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 199 | 860 |
| Bayview Secondary College, Rokeby | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 357 | 873 |
| John Paul II Catholic School, Clarendon Vale | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 199 | 968 |
| Clarendon Vale Primary School, Clarendon Vale | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 124 | 754 |
| Lauderdale Primary School, Lauderdale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 689 | 1,037 |
| Howrah Primary School, Howrah | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 630 | 1,057 |
| Southern Support School, Howrah | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 99 | 948 |
| Clarence High School, Bellerive | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 626 | 1,021 |
| MacKillop Catholic College, Mornington | Catholic | Secondary | 6.1 km | 895 | 1,046 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rokeby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60564/rokeby/topic/education