60.5% ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.2%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ramsay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ramsay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher schooling rates and professional degrees shape daily life in Ramsay, where 60.5% of residents have finished Year 12. This is well above the Queensland figure and significantly higher than most similar areas. It is a well-educated community with a strong lean toward university degrees and trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people in Ramsay have finished Year 12 than in most other areas, with 60.5% completing their final year. This is a little above the national figure and well above the Queensland average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ramsay, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is a little above the Queensland average, it sits a little below the national figure.
23.7% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 23.7%
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 Ramsay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are led by management and commerce at 21.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 18.9% and health at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ramsay has a very high number of schools per 1,000 children compared to most areas, though the typical school is much smaller than elsewhere. The local school is a government primary school with a higher advantage score than most areas.
10.64
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
45
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,035
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ramsay
1 school — 45 students, average ICSEA 1,035.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Ramsay State School, Ramsay | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 45 | 1,035 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ramsay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32386/ramsay/topic/education