57.8% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Balmoral Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Balmoral Ridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 31% of adults in Balmoral Ridge hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This makes the area much more qualified than most similar places. Residents generally have high levels of schooling and professional credentials.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most people here have finished high school, with 57.8% completing Year 12. This is about the same as the Queensland average and slightly below the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Balmoral Ridge, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, as 31% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above both the state figure and the Australian average.
31.0% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 31.0%
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 Balmoral Ridge, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Common qualifications in the area are in engineering and related fields at 14.3%, followed by health at 11.5% and management and commerce at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three government schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools have an advantage score of 1,040, which is much higher than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
382
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,040
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Balmoral Ridge
3 schools — 1,147 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Maleny State School, Maleny | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 409 | 1,050 |
| Maleny State High School, Maleny | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 647 | 1,029 |
| Montville State School, Montville | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 91 | 1,072 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Balmoral Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30133/balmoral-ridge/topic/education