38.6% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Ridgley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in East Ridgley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 38.6% of people in East Ridgley have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap in schooling is a defining feature of the area's educational profile. Most adults hold a trade certificate rather than a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are well below the state average, with nearly half of residents finishing at Year 10. Only 38.6% completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Ridgley, the largest group is Year 10 at 44%, followed by Year 12 (38%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 15.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Tasmanian average. This is consistent with the fact that over half of the community's highest qualifications are Certificate III or IV levels.
15.0% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 15.0%
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 East Ridgley, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 28%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications here at 41.9%. Health is the next most frequent at 14.0%, followed by management and commerce at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, though its typical size of 110 students is lower than most areas. This school also has an advantage score that is much lower than most similar areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
110
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
911
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving East Ridgley
1 school — 110 students, average ICSEA 911.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Ridgley Primary School, Ridgley | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 110 | 911 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Ridgley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60178/east-ridgley/topic/education