37.1% ▲ +16.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ravenswood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ravenswood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 22 percentage points separates Ravenswood from the national figure for Year 12 completion. Only 37.1% of residents finished high school, and just 5.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, figures that are far below both the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than in most areas. Only 37.1% of people finished Year 12, while 30.1% stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ravenswood, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 5.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, nearly half of the population holds a Certificate III or IV qualification.
5.8% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Ravenswood, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 21.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3 km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with two-thirds being government primary schools.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
486
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
969
Lower 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 Ravenswood
3 schools — 1,458 students, average ICSEA 969.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Carcoola Primary School, Pinjarra | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 123 | 931 |
| Austin Cove Baptist College - California Crescent Campus, South Yunderup | Independent | Combined | 5.5 km | 726 | 1,003 |
| Pinjarra Primary School, Pinjarra | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 609 | 935 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ravenswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51282/ravenswood/topic/education