60.9% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rose Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rose Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of university degrees and school completion make Rose Bay (Tas.) an exceptionally well-educated area. Over a third of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above both the state and national figures. This educational success is reflected in the local schools, which enjoy a higher advantage score than most areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher here than in most areas, with 60.9% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and slightly higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rose Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 36.5% of the population, placing Rose Bay among the highest for this level. This is far above the national figure of 26.3% and the state average of 21.9%.
36.5% ▲ +56.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 36.5%
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 Rose Bay, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.7%, followed by education at 15.2% and health at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are more numerous than in most areas, with 15 schools within 3 km and 6.21 schools per 1,000 children. About 60% are government schools, while the typical school size is around 339 students.
6.21
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Higher than 86% 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).
339
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,021
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rose Bay
15 schools — 5,081 students, average ICSEA 1,021.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 3 · Combined 3
| Rose Bay High School, Rose Bay | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 533 | 982 |
| Montagu Bay Primary School, Montagu Bay | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 318 | 1,081 |
| Lindisfarne Primary School, Lindisfarne | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 331 | 1,060 |
| Rosny College, Rosny Park | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 968 | 987 |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic School, Lindisfarne | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 254 | 1,035 |
| Corpus Christi Catholic School, Bellerive | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 413 | 1,060 |
| Bellerive Primary School, Bellerive | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 458 | 1,060 |
| The Cottage School, Bellerive | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 77 | 1,113 |
| Warrane Primary School, Warrane | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 158 | 904 |
| Australian Christian College - Hobart, Geilston Bay | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 119 | 1,014 |
| Lindisfarne North Primary School, Geilston Bay | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 321 | 995 |
| Eastside Lutheran College, Warrane | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 253 | 1,003 |
| Campbell Street Primary School, North Hobart | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 219 | 1,075 |
| Clarence High School, Bellerive | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 626 | 1,021 |
| Lambert School, North Hobart | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 33 | 1,007 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rose Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60567/rose-bay/topic/education