59.7% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
McLeans Ridges · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in McLeans Ridges
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high number of university degrees marks McLeans Ridges, where 32.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas. The community is generally well-educated, with nearly 60% of residents completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.7% of people here finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This result is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In McLeans Ridges, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, with the typical resident more likely to have a degree than in the rest of the state. While 30.2% hold a bachelor degree, another 25.9% have a Certificate III or IV.
32.9% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 32.9%
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 McLeans Ridges, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with health being the most common at 15.5%. Engineering, management, and education also represent a large share of the local degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Six schools are located within 3km, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. These schools are smaller than most, with half being government and half independent.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
214
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,002
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving McLeans Ridges
6 schools — 1,282 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Eltham Public School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 59 | 1,075 |
| Summerland Christian College, Goonellabah | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 628 | 1,042 |
| Bexhill Public School, Bexhill | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 113 | 995 |
| Vistara Primary School, Richmond Hill | Independent | Primary | 5.2 km | 19 | 1,121 |
| Blue Hills College, Goonellabah | Independent | Combined | 5.9 km | 201 | 999 |
| The Rivers Secondary College, Kadina High Campus, Goonellabah | Government | Secondary | 6.5 km | 262 | 884 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in McLeans Ridges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12555/mcleans-ridges/topic/education