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Education & Qualifications in Ravensdale

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

More residents in Ravensdale hold higher qualifications than in most similar areas, though the typical education level remains well below the state and national figures. While 20% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, only 54.2% of the population has completed Year 12.

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Where Ravensdale sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ravensdale — higher than 67% of areas.

Ravensdale20.0%
2259, NSW 12.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is higher here than in most similar areas, but at 54.2% it is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 32.2% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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54.2% —

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Ravensdale, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 32%.

Year 12 54.2% Year 10 32.2% Year 9 or below 15.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

One in five adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, which is more than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is an advanced diploma or diploma, held by 34.2% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.0% —

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Ravensdale, the largest group is Advanced diploma / diploma at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Certificate III / IV (24%).

Advanced diploma / diploma 34.2% Bachelor degree 23.7% Certificate III / IV 21.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 7.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with society and culture being the most common at 26.3%. Engineering and health are also prominent, each representing 23.7% of qualifications.

Field of qualification

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Ravensdale splits fairly evenly between Society & culture (21%) and Engineering & related (19%), with Health at 19%.

Society & culture 26.3% Engineering & related 23.7% Health 23.7% Information technology 15.8% Education 15.8% Agriculture & environment 10.5% Creative arts 10.5%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ravensdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13333/ravensdale/topic/education