18.8% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Upper Ryans Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Upper Ryans Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 18.8% of people in Upper Ryans Creek completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This sparsely populated area has very few residents with formal higher education, and no adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The rate of Year 12 completion is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting 43 points below the Victorian average. Only 18.8% of residents finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Upper Ryans Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 11 is next at 40%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is far below the national and state levels, with 0.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 12.5% of residents.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 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 Upper Ryans Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are health and education, each accounting for 12.5% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is much smaller than most others with an average size of 27 students. This school has an advantage score that is higher than most 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).
27
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,026
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Upper Ryans Creek
1 school — 27 students, average ICSEA 1,026.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Greta Valley Primary School, Greta South | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 27 | 1,026 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Upper Ryans Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22618/upper-ryans-creek/topic/education