40.9% ▲ +58.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stony Rise · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stony Rise
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Stony Rise have completed Year 12, reflecting a community where vocational training is more common than university degrees. This is a place where practical skills often lead the way, with high school completion rates sitting well below both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian average of 58.8%. This is lower than most similar areas, with 36.9% of people having Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Stony Rise splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (43%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 11 at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.9% of adults, a figure well below the Tasmanian average of 21.9%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification at 38.3%.
14.9% ▲ +77.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.9%
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 Stony Rise, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are management and commerce at 19.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.6%. Society and culture qualifications also make up a significant 14.2% of the local mix.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Stony Rise has more schools within 3 km than about 84% of similar areas, with 12 options available. These include a mix of government, Catholic, and independent schools, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
381
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
956
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Stony Rise
12 schools — 4,571 students, average ICSEA 956.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 5
| Hillcrest Primary School, Devonport | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 211 | 912 |
| Devonport Christian School, Don | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 377 | 1,009 |
| Miandetta Primary School, Miandetta | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 322 | 950 |
| Reece High School, Devonport | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 520 | 921 |
| Spreyton Primary School, Spreyton | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 304 | 946 |
| Devonport High School, Devonport | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 342 | 939 |
| Nixon Street Primary School, Devonport | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 320 | 921 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, Devonport | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 385 | 1,014 |
| Devonport Primary School, Devonport | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 240 | 914 |
| Don College, Devonport | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 672 | 959 |
| Indie School - Devonport, Devonport | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 312 | 906 |
| St Brendan-Shaw College, Devonport | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 566 | 1,014 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stony Rise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60642/stony-rise/topic/education