75.0% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 75.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rythdale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rythdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High school completion has risen significantly in Rythdale since 2011. Three quarters of the community have now finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure. However, very few residents have gone on to earn university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A far higher share of people in Rythdale have finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country, with 75% reaching this milestone. This is 16 percentage points above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rythdale, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While high school completion is high, there are no adults with a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Victorian average of 29.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Rythdale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 33%, ahead of Agriculture & environment (25%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. Its average size is 189 students, which is lower than most other areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
189
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
976
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 Rythdale
1 school — 189 students, average ICSEA 976.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Cardinia Primary School, Cardinia | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 189 | 976 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rythdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22221/rythdale/topic/education