81.8% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.8%
- 2016: 70.8%
- 2021: 81.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tolmans Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tolmans Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of adults in Tolmans Hill hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it a highly educated area. This academic strength is reflected in the school years, with a far higher proportion of people finishing Year 12 than in the rest of Tasmania or Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 82% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far above the state figure of 47.1% and the national average of 58.8%. This is among the highest levels of school completion seen in similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tolmans Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 50.2% of adults, which is far above the typical figures for Tasmania and Australia. For those with degrees, about 23.5% have reached a postgraduate level.
50.2% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.2%
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 50.2%
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 Tolmans Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (25%) and Certificate III / IV (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 27.4%, followed by society and culture at 16.1% and health at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 14 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 85% of similar areas. These schools are generally much larger and have a much higher average advantage score than most other areas.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
542
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,092
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tolmans Hill
14 schools — 7,581 students, average ICSEA 1,092.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 4 · Secondary 2
| Hobart College, Mount Nelson | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,369 | 1,049 |
| Mount Nelson Primary School, Mount Nelson | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 233 | 1,107 |
| Princes Street Primary School, Sandy Bay | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 343 | 1,150 |
| South Hobart Primary School, South Hobart | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 436 | 1,137 |
| The Hutchins School, Sandy Bay | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 986 | 1,140 |
| Mount Carmel College, Sandy Bay | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 572 | 1,077 |
| Waimea Heights Primary School, Sandy Bay | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 359 | 1,135 |
| Goulburn Street Primary School, West Hobart | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 218 | 1,112 |
| Albuera Street Primary School, Battery Point | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 252 | 1,133 |
| St Michael's Collegiate School, Hobart | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 636 | 1,125 |
| Lansdowne Crescent Primary School, West Hobart | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 404 | 1,130 |
| St Mary's College, Hobart | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 951 | 1,069 |
| Sandy Bay Infant School, Sandy Bay | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 84 | 1,131 |
| Elizabeth College, North Hobart | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 738 | 996 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tolmans Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60682/tolmans-hill/topic/education