67.5% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ringwood East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Ringwood East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Ringwood East hold high-level degrees than in most similar areas. This is a well-educated community where 34.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above the national average. The area has seen a strong shift toward higher learning, with both school and university completion rates climbing since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 13 points since 2011 to reach 67.5%. This is well above the Victorian figure of 61.8% and higher than most other areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ringwood East, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 34.9%, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian average of 26.3%. This figure rose 12 points over the last decade.
34.9% ▲ +51.8%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 34.9%
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 Ringwood East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.6%. Society and culture, health, and education also make up significant shares of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ringwood East has seven schools with a total of 3,795 enrolments, which is larger than about 88% of similar areas. The average school advantage score is much higher than most areas, and most of these schools are government-run.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.73
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
3,795
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
542
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,092
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ringwood East
46 schools — 25,873 students, average ICSEA 1,090.
By sector: Government 34 · Catholic 7 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 32 · Secondary 10 · Combined 4
| Eastwood Primary School, Ringwood East | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 555 | 1,092 |
| Ringwood Secondary College, Ringwood | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,516 | 1,052 |
| Tintern Grammar, Ringwood East | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 985 | 1,154 |
| Great Ryrie Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 566 | 1,072 |
| Aquinas College, Ringwood | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,659 | 1,085 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Ringwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 248 | 981 |
| Tinternvale Primary School, Ringwood East | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 328 | 1,062 |
| Heathmont East Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 570 | 1,127 |
| Norwood Secondary College, Ringwood | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,083 | 1,059 |
| Marlborough Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 124 | 1,037 |
| Mullum Primary School, Ringwood | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 261 | 1,064 |
| Heathmont College, Heathmont | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 667 | 1,014 |
| Bayswater Secondary College, Bayswater | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 256 | 972 |
| Melba Secondary College, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 663 | 1,003 |
| Holy Spirit School, Ringwood North | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 386 | 1,102 |
| Bayswater Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 155 | 1,024 |
| Croydon Special Developmental School, Croydon South | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 106 | 976 |
| Ringwood Heights Primary School, Ringwood North | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 215 | 1,104 |
| Ainslie Parklands Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 93 | 1,044 |
| Ringwood North Primary School, Ringwood North | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 471 | 1,107 |
| Kalinda Primary School, Ringwood | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 424 | 1,097 |
| Sacred Heart School, Croydon | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 454 | 1,065 |
| Bayswater West Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 223 | 1,003 |
| Dorset Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 525 | 1,034 |
| Antonio Park Primary School, Mitcham | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 529 | 1,137 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Bayswater | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 85 | 1,003 |
| Rangeview Primary School, Mitcham | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 689 | 1,155 |
| St James' School, Vermont | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 351 | 1,139 |
| Yarra Valley Grammar, Ringwood | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,899 | 1,155 |
| St Luke's School, Wantirna | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 165 | 1,098 |
| Croydon Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 225 | 955 |
| Regency Park Primary School, Wantirna | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 537 | 1,068 |
| Bayswater South Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 339 | 1,099 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School, Croydon Hills | Independent | Primary | 4.4 km | 658 | 1,147 |
| Croydon Community School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 143 | 983 |
| Bayswater North Primary School, Bayswater North | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 211 | 1,015 |
| Luther College, Croydon Hills | Independent | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,219 | 1,127 |
| Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School, Warranwood | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 470 | 1,097 |
| Wantirna College, Wantirna | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,458 | 1,031 |
| Knox Central Primary School, Boronia | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 75 | 1,018 |
| Warranwood Primary School, Warranwood | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 375 | 1,089 |
| Templeton Primary School, Wantirna | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 720 | 1,136 |
| Vermont Secondary College, Vermont | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,650 | 1,122 |
| Wantirna Primary School, Wantirna | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 53 | 1,031 |
| Vermont Primary School, Vermont | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 752 | 1,161 |
| Croydon Hills Primary School, Croydon Hills | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 737 | 1,095 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ringwood East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211031267/ringwood-east/topic/education