71.4% ▲ +86.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 71.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Ripley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in South Ripley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 71% of people in South Ripley have completed Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This reflects a highly educated population where most adults have finished high school and many have gone on to earn a qualification.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the highest for similar areas at 71.4%, which is far above the Queensland rate of 57.1% and the Australian rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In South Ripley, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is well qualified, with 36.8% holding a Certificate III or IV. About 22% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the Queensland figure but well below the national average.
22.0% ▲ +84.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 22.0%
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 South Ripley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in South Ripley are most common in management and commerce at 21.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has four schools within 3 km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. All local schools are government-run and have a higher than usual average advantage score.
1.58
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
854
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,013
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving South Ripley
4 schools — 3,417 students, average ICSEA 1,013.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Ripley Valley State School, South Ripley | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 874 | 1,025 |
| Ripley Valley State Secondary College, South Ripley | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,268 | 996 |
| Ripley Central State School, Ripley | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 565 | 1,005 |
| Deebing Heights State School, Deebing Heights | Government | Primary | 9.0 km | 710 | 1,035 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Ripley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32598/south-ripley/topic/education