62.9% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.2%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Middle Ridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Middle Ridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly a third of adults in Middle Ridge hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it a highly qualified area. This trend is reflected in the schooling data, where 62.9% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that has risen by 11 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is more common here than in most areas. At 62.9%, this rate is well above both the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Middle Ridge, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a university degree is 31.8%, which is well above the 26.3% seen across Australia. This is a significant increase from 2011, when the figure was 22.4%.
31.8% ▲ +41.9%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 31.8%
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 Middle Ridge, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 20.2%, followed by health at 18.5% and education at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Middle Ridge has one government primary school, which is much larger than those in most similar areas. This single school has an average advantage score of 1,044, which is higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.65
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Lower than 63% 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).
735
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
735
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,044
Higher than 62% 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 Middle Ridge
14 schools — 9,216 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Gabbinbar State School, Centenary Heights | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 356 | 1,010 |
| Middle Ridge State School, Middle Ridge | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 735 | 1,044 |
| Highlands Christian College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 670 | 1,060 |
| Rangeville State School, Rangeville | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 723 | 1,039 |
| Maridahdi Kindergarten and Primary School, Toowoomba | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 53 | 1,038 |
| St Thomas More's Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 319 | 1,032 |
| Centenary Heights State High School, Centenary Heights | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,738 | 1,006 |
| Darling Heights State School, Darling Heights | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 607 | 944 |
| St Joseph's College, Rangeville | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 913 | 1,044 |
| St Saviour's College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 295 | 986 |
| St Saviour's Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 486 | 1,048 |
| Harristown State School, Harristown | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 446 | 859 |
| St Anthony's School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 234 | 998 |
| Harristown State High School, Harristown | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 1,641 | 929 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Middle Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011452/middle-ridge/topic/education