22.2% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Ridgley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Ridgley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in West Ridgley have completed high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 22.2% of people finished Year 12, which is much lower than the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 is the most common finish point for students here, with 42.4% stopping at that level. This is far below the 47.1% of Tasmanians who completed Year 12.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Ridgley, Year 10 is the majority at 51%; Year 12 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon in West Ridgley, where just 7.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
7.6% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 West Ridgley, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 77%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 23.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, though its average advantage score of 911 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 West Ridgley
1 school — 110 students, average ICSEA 911.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Ridgley Primary School, Ridgley | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 110 | 911 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Ridgley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60739/west-ridgley/topic/education