67.6% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 74.1%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
The Ridgeway · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in The Ridgeway
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost 68% of residents in The Ridgeway have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where many adults hold university degrees, leaving the community far more qualified than most similar places across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 67.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In The Ridgeway, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is common, as 32.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the 26.3% seen across Australia, with postgraduate degrees held by 21.3% of the population.
32.2% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 32.2%
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 The Ridgeway, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 32%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Certificate III / IV (26%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are society and culture at 17%, followed by engineering and health, both at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are larger and have a higher advantage score than those in most other areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
457
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,035
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving The Ridgeway
3 schools — 1,371 students, average ICSEA 1,035.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| Queanbeyan East Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 280 | 1,031 |
| St Gregory's Primary School, Queanbeyan | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 730 | 1,056 |
| Queanbeyan Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 361 | 997 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in The Ridgeway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13852/the-ridgeway/topic/education