52.1% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.2%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ridgewood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ridgewood
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 Ridgewood, where 36.9% of adults hold one. This is an area where formal higher education is less common than in most parts of the state and country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Western Australian and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ridgewood, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the national average. Most qualified residents hold a certificate or diploma instead.
12.3% ▲ +50.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Ridgewood, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are most often trained in engineering and related fields, making up 16.7%, followed by management and commerce at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ridgewood has a larger number of schools within 3 km than 89% of similar areas, with an average school size of 535 students.
20
Higher than 87% 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).
535
Higher than 76% 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 Ridgewood
20 schools — 10,695 students, average ICSEA 1,013.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Alkimos Baptist College, Merriwa | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 368 | 1,038 |
| Merriwa Primary School, Merriwa | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 362 | 952 |
| Merriwa Education Support Centre, Merriwa | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 106 | 983 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Butler | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 411 | 1,030 |
| Irene McCormack Catholic College, Butler | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 665 | 1,013 |
| Butler College, Butler | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,039 | 965 |
| Clarkson Community High School, Clarkson | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 325 | 923 |
| Clarkson Primary School, Clarkson | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 270 | 924 |
| Quinns Baptist College, Mindarie | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,101 | 1,061 |
| East Butler Primary School, Butler | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 244 | 972 |
| Peter Moyes Anglican Community School, Mindarie | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,441 | 1,084 |
| Quinns Rocks Primary School, Quinns Rocks | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 358 | 1,014 |
| Mindarie Senior College, Mindarie | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 754 | 1,045 |
| Butler Primary School, Butler | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 530 | 984 |
| Quinns Beach Primary School, Quinns Rocks | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 385 | 970 |
| Somerly Primary School, Clarkson | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 454 | 975 |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Clarkson | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 327 | 1,046 |
| Mindarie Primary School, Mindarie | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 735 | 1,052 |
| Youth Futures Community School, Clarkson | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 367 | 912 |
| John Butler Primary College, Butler | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 453 | 986 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ridgewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51296/ridgewood/topic/education