43.4% ▲ +38.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ripplebrook · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ripplebrook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Ripplebrook sits around the middle of similar areas for education, though it trails the state and national figures. Only 43.4% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average. This trend continues into higher education, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher being well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 43.4%, a figure far below both the Victorian and Australian averages. Roughly 18% of residents finished Year 11 and another 18% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ripplebrook, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 11 (21%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 16.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Victorian rate of 29.2%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.7% of the community.
16.5% ▲ +51.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 16.5%
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 Ripplebrook, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 19.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.4% and Health at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ripplebrook has 17.54 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. The local schools are all government primary schools, though they tend to be smaller and have lower advantage scores than most.
17.54
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
123
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
975
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ripplebrook
2 schools — 245 students, average ICSEA 975.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Ripplebrook Primary School, Ripplebrook | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 43 | 943 |
| Drouin South Primary School, Drouin South | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 202 | 982 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ripplebrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22177/ripplebrook/topic/education