46.1% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.4%
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Park Ridge South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Park Ridge South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 11.3% of adults in Park Ridge South hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This is an area where fewer people have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 46.1%, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Roughly 29.4% of residents have Year 10 as their highest school level.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Park Ridge South, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with the typical qualification being a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.7% of people. This helps explain why the bachelor degree rate is far below the national average.
11.3% ▲ +55.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 Park Ridge South, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 22.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has six schools within 3km, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level, with 66.7% being government run.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
819
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
995
Higher than 53% 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 South
6 schools — 4,911 students, average ICSEA 995.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Parklands Christian College, Park Ridge | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 970 | 1,027 |
| Park Ridge State School, Park Ridge | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 584 | 972 |
| Park Ridge State High School, Park Ridge | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,696 | 972 |
| Everleigh State School, Greenbank | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 781 | 997 |
| St Philomena School, Park Ridge | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 244 | 1,082 |
| Corymbia State School, Park Ridge | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 636 | 993 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Park Ridge South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32272/park-ridge-south/topic/education