52.6% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ryeford · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ryeford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment has shifted over time in Ryeford, where 52.6% of residents have completed Year 12. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half the population finished Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. About 28.9% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ryeford, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.3% of the area, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 56.5% of residents.
10.3% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 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 Ryeford, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 26.1%, followed by engineering and agriculture and environment, which both sit at 17.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, though its average size of 28 students is much lower than in most similar areas.
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).
28
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ryeford
1 school — 28 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Back Plains State School, Back Plains | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 28 | 992 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ryeford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32499/ryeford/topic/education