47.5% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ruby · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ruby
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of residents in Ruby have finished Year 12, though this is far below the national figure. The area has a diverse mix of skills, with a significant number of people holding trade certificates and diplomas alongside university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.5% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. Roughly 16.3% of residents left school in Year 10 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ruby, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (17%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.0% of the population, well below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.7% of residents.
17.0% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 17.0%
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 Ruby, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ruby has four schools within 3km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These schools have a higher advantage score than most areas and are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
343
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,019
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ruby
4 schools — 1,373 students, average ICSEA 1,019.
By sector: Catholic 2 · Government 2
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College, Leongatha | Catholic | Secondary | 4.9 km | 544 | 1,032 |
| St Laurence O'Toole School, Leongatha | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 180 | 1,041 |
| South Gippsland Specialist School, Leongatha | Government | Combined | 5.3 km | 67 | 952 |
| Leongatha Primary School, Leongatha | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 582 | 1,008 |
Sources
More for Ruby
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ruby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22210/ruby/topic/education