55.6% ▲ +67.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Park Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Park Ridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Park Ridge have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, though overall university qualifications remain low. Only 14.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.6% of residents completed Year 12, a result that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Park Ridge, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade and vocational certificates are common here, with 34.5% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the number of residents with a university degree is well below the Queensland average.
14.4% ▲ +100.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 14.4%
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 Park Ridge, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Park Ridge has 18 schools within 3km, which is more than about 88% of similar areas. However, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual, and the average school size is among the highest for this level.
2.68
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Higher than 86% 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).
1,015
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
959
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Park Ridge
18 schools — 18,274 students, average ICSEA 959.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Corymbia State School, Park Ridge | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 636 | 993 |
| St Francis College, Crestmead | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 843 | 989 |
| Park Ridge State School, Park Ridge | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 584 | 972 |
| St Philomena School, Park Ridge | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 244 | 1,082 |
| Parklands Christian College, Park Ridge | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 970 | 1,027 |
| Park Ridge State High School, Park Ridge | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,696 | 972 |
| Crestmead State School, Crestmead | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 1,279 | 925 |
| Yugumbir State School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 959 | 968 |
| Regents Park State School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 600 | 954 |
| Browns Plains State High School, Browns Plains | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,185 | 943 |
| Burrowes State School, Marsden | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 890 | 925 |
| Browns Plains State School, Browns Plains | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 597 | 934 |
| Marsden State School, Marsden | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 1,411 | 929 |
| St Bernardine's School, Regents Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 712 | 1,035 |
| Indie School, Logan, Browns Plains | Independent | Secondary | 4.9 km | 586 | 955 |
| Boronia Heights State School, Boronia Heights | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 565 | 925 |
| Logan Reserve State School, Logan Reserve | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 660 | 970 |
| Marsden State High School, Waterford West | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 3,857 | 943 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Park Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32271/park-ridge/topic/education