49.2% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rye · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rye
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in Rye have completed Year 12, though this is still higher than in most similar areas. While many adults hold a qualification, these figures remain well below both the Victorian and national averages. The area is served by a small number of government primary schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 49.2%, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 15% of residents peaked at Year 10, while 10.1% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rye, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.7% of residents.
19.3% ▲ +67.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 19.3%
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 Rye, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Rye are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 15.1%. Engineering and education both follow at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Rye has a high school advantage score of 1,007, which is higher than most similar areas. There are only two schools within 3km of the center, both of which are government primary schools.
0.73
Lower than 98% 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).
281
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,007
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rye
2 schools — 561 students, average ICSEA 1,007.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Rye Primary School, Rye | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 416 | 1,026 |
| Tootgarook Primary School, Tootgarook | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 145 | 954 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22220/rye/topic/education