35.7% ▲ +38.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Romaine · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Romaine
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Romaine has remained low over the last decade, with only 35.7% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and the national average of 58.8%. The area generally has fewer high-level qualifications than most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than in most areas, with 35.7% finishing Year 12 and 37.3% reaching Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Romaine splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 11 at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% national figure. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 45.8% of residents.
11.5% ▲ +22.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 Romaine, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 21.0%, followed by Management and commerce at 17.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Romaine has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with 8 schools within 3km. However, these schools have an average advantage score of 931, which is much lower than most other areas.
5.76
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
327
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
931
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Romaine
8 schools — 2,619 students, average ICSEA 931.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Havenview Primary School, Havenview | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 110 | 866 |
| Parklands High School, Romaine | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 408 | 885 |
| Romaine Park Primary School, Romaine | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 331 | 873 |
| North West Support School, Acton | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 132 | 938 |
| Hellyer College, Shorewell Park | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 656 | 938 |
| Montello Primary School, Montello | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 270 | 885 |
| Burnie Primary School, Park Grove | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 330 | 984 |
| Stella Maris Catholic School, Burnie | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 382 | 1,024 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Romaine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60566/romaine/topic/education