58.3% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Riddells Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Riddells Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high level of university education shapes daily life in Riddells Creek, where 23.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the Victorian and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Riddells Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade and vocational training are common here, with 33.8% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV, while 22.3% have a bachelor degree.
23.3% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 Riddells Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in engineering and related fields at 19.2%, followed by management and commerce at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three schools within 3km and an average school advantage score that is higher than most areas, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
1.17
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
177
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,037
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Riddells Creek
3 schools — 530 students, average ICSEA 1,037.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Riddells Creek Primary School, Riddells Creek | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 285 | 1,040 |
| Bolinda Primary School, Bolinda | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 48 | 1,004 |
| Global Village Learning, New Gisborne | Independent | Combined | 7.4 km | 197 | 1,042 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Riddells Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22172/riddells-creek/topic/education