65.3% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rippleside · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rippleside
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher share of people hold university degrees in Rippleside than in the rest of Australia. This academic lean is clear across the board, with residents far more likely to finish high school and hold advanced qualifications than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the national figure, with 65.3% of residents finishing high school. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rippleside, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is very common here, as 36.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3%.
36.4% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 36.4%
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 Rippleside, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Certificate III / IV (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce, held by 24.2% of people, followed by health at 12.6% and society and culture at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Rippleside has easy access to 19 schools within 3km, which is more than about 89% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger and have a much higher advantage score than most.
19
Higher than 86% 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).
637
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,071
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rippleside
19 schools — 12,107 students, average ICSEA 1,071.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| St Patrick's School, Geelong West | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 418 | 1,107 |
| Ashby Primary School, Geelong West | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 259 | 1,059 |
| Nelson Park School, Bell Park | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 334 | 938 |
| North Geelong Secondary College, North Geelong | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 989 | 961 |
| Hamlyn Views School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 150 | 998 |
| Holy Family School, Bell Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 344 | 1,029 |
| Herne Hill Primary School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 267 | 1,023 |
| Western Heights Secondary College, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,060 | 991 |
| Clonard College, Herne Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 940 | 1,051 |
| Manifold Heights Primary School, Manifold Heights | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 469 | 1,082 |
| Hamlyn Banks Primary School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 290 | 976 |
| Holy Spirit Parish School, Manifold Heights | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 326 | 1,068 |
| Bell Park North Primary School, Bell Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 292 | 956 |
| Kardinia International College, Bell Post Hill | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,925 | 1,155 |
| Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College, Geelong | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 614 | 1,046 |
| Newtown Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 193 | 1,076 |
| Sacred Heart College, Newtown | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,450 | 1,105 |
| St Mary's School, Geelong | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 214 | 1,114 |
| The Geelong College, Newtown | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,573 | 1,156 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rippleside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22178/rippleside/topic/education