49.1% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ridgehaven · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ridgehaven
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels than most similar areas mark Ridgehaven as a place of relatively strong achievement. While nearly half of residents have finished Year 12, the area still sits well below state and national figures for school and degree completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49.1% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is still well below the South Australian figure of 54.6% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ridgehaven, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.4% of the population, a result higher than most similar areas. Despite this, the figure is well below the national average of 26.3%.
18.4% ▲ +81.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 Ridgehaven, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in Engineering and related fields at 17.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.9% and Health at 12.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,045, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 30 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most areas.
1.43
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
521
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,045
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ridgehaven
30 schools — 15,627 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 21 · Independent 6 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 21 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| Ridgehaven Primary School, Ridgehaven | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 222 | 983 |
| Redwood Park Primary School, Redwood Park | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 368 | 1,032 |
| Ardtornish Primary School, St Agnes | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 462 | 1,044 |
| Modbury School P-6, Modbury North | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 172 | 1,026 |
| St Agnes School P - 6, St Agnes | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 251 | 1,039 |
| Modbury High School, Modbury | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 926 | 1,005 |
| Saint David's Parish School, Tea Tree Gully | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| Tea Tree Gully Primary School, Tea Tree Gully | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 117 | 1,073 |
| Banksia Park International High School, Banksia Park | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,055 | 1,009 |
| Modbury South Primary School, Hope Valley | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 179 | 1,011 |
| Modbury Special School, Hope Valley | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 166 | 997 |
| St Francis Xavier's Regional Catholic School, Wynn Vale | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 561 | 1,051 |
| Banksia Park School R-6, Banksia Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 240 | 1,037 |
| Torrens Valley Christian School, Hope Valley | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 565 | 1,085 |
| The Heights School, Modbury Heights | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,811 | 1,060 |
| Surrey Downs Primary School, Surrey Downs | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 148 | 986 |
| Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School, Wynn Vale | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 205 | 1,051 |
| Highbury Primary School, Hope Valley | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 499 | 1,054 |
| Wynn Vale School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 365 | 1,032 |
| Modbury West School, Modbury | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 264 | 1,020 |
| Gleeson College, Golden Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 941 | 1,055 |
| Pedare Christian College, Golden Grove | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,146 | 1,097 |
| Golden Grove High School, Golden Grove | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,486 | 1,007 |
| Fairview Park Primary School, Fairview Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 260 | 1,027 |
| Keithcot Farm Primary School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 330 | 1,020 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 440 | 1,089 |
| King's Baptist Grammar School - Wynn Vale Campus, Wynn Vale | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,280 | 1,090 |
| East Para Primary School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 194 | 994 |
| Para Vista Primary School, Para Vista | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 206 | 950 |
| Prescott Primary School, Northern, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 462 | 1,083 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ridgehaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41257/ridgehaven/topic/education