39.3% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ramco · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ramco
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Ramco, held by 43.9% of adults. While trade certificates are common, fewer people have finished high school compared to the state and national figures. This creates a profile where practical training is more prevalent than formal academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8% and the South Australian rate of 54.6%. This is lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ramco, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 11 (29%) and Year 10 (25%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.5% of the population. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia and the 22.7% average for South Australia.
12.5% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 Ramco, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with health being the most common at 17.5%. Engineering, agriculture, education, and management are all equal at 15.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar places. Both are government schools, though they are typically smaller and have lower advantage scores than most other areas.
47.62
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
194
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
967
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ramco
2 schools — 388 students, average ICSEA 967.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Ramco Primary School, Ramco | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 87 | 985 |
| Waikerie High School, Waikerie | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 301 | 962 |
Sources
More for Ramco
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ramco [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41235/ramco/topic/education