81.3% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 98% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 74.9%
- 2016: 77.3%
- 2021: 81.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ryan · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Ryan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of learning set Ryan apart from most similar areas. About 81.3% of residents have finished Year 12, and nearly half of adults hold a university degree. This makes the area far more qualified than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 81.3% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1%, and the rate has risen 6.4 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ryan, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly half of adults (46.5%) have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of qualification has grown since 2016, with 19.3% of residents holding a postgraduate degree.
46.5% —
Higher than 93% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 46.5%
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 Ryan, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Certificate III / IV (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.2%, followed by society and culture at 14.5% and health at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schools in Ryan are among the most advantaged and much larger than most areas, with 34,238 total enrolments. Government schools make up 57.1% of the sector, while primary schools are the most common type at 65.3%.
1.61
Lower than 68% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
49
Lower than 69% of federal electorate 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).
34,238
Higher than 82% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
699
Higher than 87% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,136
Higher than 94% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ryan
49 schools — 34,238 students, average ICSEA 1,136.
By sector: Government 28 · Catholic 14 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 32 · Secondary 9 · Combined 8
| Upper Brookfield State School, Upper Brookfield | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 56 | 1,106 |
| Brookfield State School, Brookfield | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 453 | 1,164 |
| Hilder Road State School, The Gap | Government | Primary | 9.0 km | 434 | 1,145 |
| Pullenvale State School, Pullenvale | Government | Primary | 9.3 km | 389 | 1,128 |
| St Andrew's Catholic School, Ferny Grove | Catholic | Primary | 9.4 km | 539 | 1,097 |
| Kenmore State High School, Kenmore | Government | Secondary | 9.5 km | 1,973 | 1,110 |
| The Gap State School, The Gap | Government | Primary | 9.5 km | 565 | 1,145 |
| St Peter Chanel Primary School, The Gap | Catholic | Primary | 9.7 km | 129 | 1,127 |
| Brisbane Independent School, Pullenvale | Independent | Primary | 9.8 km | 60 | 1,135 |
| The Gap State High School, The Gap | Government | Secondary | 10.1 km | 1,702 | 1,123 |
| Payne Road State School, The Gap | Government | Primary | 10.1 km | 299 | 1,120 |
| Ferny Grove State School, Ferny Grove | Government | Primary | 10.1 km | 668 | 1,066 |
| Ferny Grove State High School, Ferny Grove | Government | Secondary | 10.2 km | 1,881 | 1,069 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary School, Kenmore | Catholic | Primary | 10.2 km | 221 | 1,126 |
| Kenmore State School, Kenmore | Government | Primary | 10.2 km | 520 | 1,158 |
| Chapel Hill State School, Chapel Hill | Government | Primary | 10.3 km | 772 | 1,171 |
| Kenmore South State School, Kenmore | Government | Primary | 11.3 km | 684 | 1,170 |
| Bardon State School, Bardon | Government | Primary | 12.1 km | 254 | 1,147 |
| Indooroopilly State School, Indooroopilly | Government | Primary | 12.2 km | 1,326 | 1,165 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Ashgrove West | Catholic | Primary | 12.3 km | 118 | 1,160 |
| Stuartholme School, Toowong | Catholic | Combined | 12.3 km | 815 | 1,159 |
| Moggill State School, Moggill | Government | Primary | 12.4 km | 698 | 1,099 |
| St William's Primary School, Keperra | Catholic | Primary | 12.5 km | 520 | 1,112 |
| Ashgrove State School, Ashgrove | Government | Primary | 12.5 km | 626 | 1,183 |
| Ambrose Treacy College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | 12.6 km | 1,273 | 1,139 |
| Mitchelton State High School, Mitchelton | Government | Secondary | 12.7 km | 712 | 990 |
| Grovely State School, Keperra | Government | Primary | 12.7 km | 303 | 1,001 |
| St Joseph's School, Bardon | Catholic | Primary | 12.8 km | 368 | 1,170 |
| Mitchelton State School, Mitchelton | Government | Primary | 12.9 km | 537 | 1,062 |
| Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology, Toowong | Government | Secondary | 13.0 km | 1,358 | 1,220 |
| Our Lady of Dolours School, Mitchelton | Catholic | Primary | 13.3 km | 159 | 1,133 |
| Rainworth State School, Bardon | Government | Primary | 13.4 km | 590 | 1,206 |
| Mancel College, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 13.5 km | 223 | 1,084 |
| Mitchelton Special School, Mitchelton | Government | Combined | 13.5 km | 78 | 1,014 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Primary | 13.6 km | 118 | 1,142 |
| Fig Tree Pocket State School, Fig Tree Pocket | Government | Primary | 13.6 km | 477 | 1,169 |
| Brisbane Montessori School, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 13.6 km | 189 | 1,128 |
| Brigidine College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | 13.6 km | 980 | 1,129 |
| Oakleigh State School, Ashgrove | Government | Primary | 13.7 km | 496 | 1,153 |
| St Ignatius School, Toowong | Catholic | Primary | 13.8 km | 272 | 1,158 |
| Mt Maria College, Mitchelton | Catholic | Secondary | 13.9 km | 1,167 | 1,084 |
| Brisbane Boys' College, Toowong | Independent | Combined | 13.9 km | 1,393 | 1,164 |
| Toowong State School, Toowong | Government | Primary | 13.9 km | 463 | 1,121 |
| Indooroopilly State High School, Indooroopilly | Government | Secondary | 14.0 km | 2,924 | 1,138 |
| St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly | Independent | Combined | 14.1 km | 2,330 | 1,183 |
| Omni Academies of Learning, Toowong | Independent | Secondary | 14.2 km | 33 | 1,151 |
| Hillbrook Anglican School, Enoggera | Independent | Secondary | 14.6 km | 895 | 1,174 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption School, Enoggera | Catholic | Primary | 14.8 km | 303 | 1,104 |
| Ironside State School, St Lucia | Government | Primary | 15.1 km | 895 | 1,178 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ryan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED328/ryan/topic/education