42.7% ▲ +56.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ebbw Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ebbw Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Ebbw Vale hold university degrees compared to most similar areas. Only 10.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This pattern is reflected in school completion rates, with far fewer people finishing Year 12 than in the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.7% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure far below the Queensland average of 57.1%. Roughly 28.7% of the population finished Year 10, while 15.6% left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ebbw Vale, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here than in most areas, with a bachelor degree or higher held by just 10.3% of adults. Instead, trade qualifications are more typical, with 38.8% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
10.3% ▲ +125.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Ebbw Vale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 18.8%, followed by management, commerce, society and culture, both at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are seven schools within 3km, more than about 79% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with an average size of 465 students, though they have a lower average advantage score than most areas.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
465
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ebbw Vale
7 schools — 3,257 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Secondary 4 · Primary 3
| Bundamba State Secondary College, Bundamba | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 794 | 896 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich, Bundamba | Independent | Secondary | 1.6 km | 173 | 880 |
| St Peter Claver College, Riverview | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,103 | 1,013 |
| Bundamba State School, Bundamba | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 374 | 897 |
| Riverview State School, Riverview | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 258 | 844 |
| Sacred Heart School, Booval | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 548 | 1,022 |
| Challenge Trade and Business College, Collingwood Park | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 7 | 968 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ebbw Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30938/ebbw-vale/topic/education