39.0% —
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ripon (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Ripon (Western Victoria)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Ripon (Western Victoria) have finished school and earned degrees than in 2016, though levels remain quite low. Only 39% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. The area's educational profile is shifting slowly upward, but it still sits well below the Victorian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose by 5.3 points since 2016 to reach 39%, though this is still far below Victoria's 61.8%. About 20.5% of residents topped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ripon (Western Victoria), the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 13% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. This is the most common high-level qualification after Certificate III or IV, which is held by 36.3% of residents.
13.0% —
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 13.0%
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 Ripon (Western Victoria), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 13.9%, followed by society and culture at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ripon has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, with 80% of these being government-run. However, the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
4.97
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
55
Higher than 91% of state electorate 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).
7,694
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
140
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ripon (Western Victoria)
55 schools — 7,694 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 44 · Catholic 10 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 44 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Moonambel Primary School, Moonambel | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 11 | 888 |
| Natte Yallock Primary School, Natte Yallock | Government | Primary | 9.3 km | 3 | — |
| Avoca Primary School, Avoca | Government | Primary | 18.4 km | 94 | 965 |
| Landsborough Primary School, Landsborough | Government | Primary | 21.3 km | 10 | 1,056 |
| Navarre Primary School, Navarre | Government | Primary | 22.9 km | 12 | 971 |
| Bealiba Primary School, Bealiba | Government | Primary | 24.1 km | 2 | 850 |
| Amphitheatre Primary School, Amphitheatre | Government | Primary | 26.7 km | 16 | 925 |
| Timor Primary School, Timor | Government | Primary | 31.3 km | 44 | 912 |
| Maryborough Education Centre, Maryborough | Government | Combined | 33.7 km | 921 | 921 |
| Dunolly Primary School, Dunolly | Government | Primary | 34.6 km | 88 | 952 |
| St Augustine's School, Maryborough | Catholic | Primary | 35.2 km | 266 | 1,016 |
| Highview College, Maryborough | Independent | Secondary | 35.3 km | 463 | 1,005 |
| St Patrick's School, St Arnaud | Catholic | Primary | 38.3 km | 102 | 1,011 |
| St Arnaud Primary School, St Arnaud | Government | Primary | 38.5 km | 110 | 958 |
| St Arnaud Secondary College, St Arnaud | Government | Secondary | 38.7 km | 168 | 975 |
| Talbot Primary School, Talbot | Government | Primary | 39.1 km | 37 | 905 |
| Carisbrook Primary School, Carisbrook | Government | Primary | 41.6 km | 228 | 949 |
| Tarnagulla Primary School, Tarnagulla | Government | Primary | 45.7 km | 21 | 967 |
| Concongella Primary School, Concongella | Government | Primary | 49.4 km | 29 | 949 |
| Buangor Primary School, Buangor | Government | Primary | 49.4 km | 16 | 1,028 |
| Great Western Primary School, Great Western | Government | Primary | 50.7 km | 18 | 953 |
| Waubra Primary School, Waubra | Government | Primary | 51.5 km | 53 | 967 |
| Ararat North Primary School, Ararat | Government | Primary | 52.4 km | 49 | 862 |
| Stawell Secondary College, Stawell | Government | Secondary | 52.5 km | 333 | 959 |
| St Patrick's School, Stawell | Catholic | Primary | 52.7 km | 150 | 1,026 |
| Skene Street Specialist School, Stawell | Government | Combined | 52.9 km | 50 | 878 |
| Marnoo Primary School, Marnoo | Government | Primary | 53.1 km | 3 | — |
| St Mary's School, Ararat | Catholic | Primary | 53.3 km | 121 | 1,038 |
| Marian College, Ararat | Catholic | Secondary | 53.3 km | 369 | 1,017 |
| Ararat Primary School, Ararat | Government | Primary | 53.4 km | 223 | 971 |
| Stawell Primary School, Stawell | Government | Primary | 53.8 km | 259 | 983 |
| Ararat West Primary School, Ararat | Government | Primary | 53.8 km | 257 | 984 |
| Clunes Primary School, Clunes | Government | Primary | 54.0 km | 96 | 978 |
| Stawell West Primary School, Stawell | Government | Primary | 54.2 km | 93 | 878 |
| Ararat Secondary College, Ararat | Government | Secondary | 54.4 km | 332 | 940 |
| Beaufort Secondary College, Beaufort | Government | Secondary | 54.8 km | 201 | 968 |
| Beaufort Primary School, Beaufort | Government | Primary | 54.8 km | 130 | 983 |
| Trawalla Primary School, Trawalla | Government | Primary | 55.5 km | 8 | 1,024 |
| Inglewood Primary School, Inglewood | Government | Primary | 61.3 km | 50 | 960 |
| St Mary's School, Inglewood | Catholic | Primary | 61.6 km | 18 | 1,000 |
| Wedderburn College, Wedderburn | Government | Combined | 63.0 km | 205 | 926 |
| Bridgewater Primary School, Bridgewater On Loddon | Government | Primary | 64.4 km | 13 | 941 |
| Mount Blowhard Primary School, Blowhard | Government | Primary | 65.6 km | 79 | 1,008 |
| Creswick North Primary School, Creswick | Government | Primary | 69.6 km | 58 | 968 |
| Miners Rest Primary School, Miners Rest | Government | Primary | 70.5 km | 353 | 994 |
| Creswick Primary School, Creswick | Government | Primary | 70.9 km | 148 | 1,009 |
| St Augustine's School, Creswick | Catholic | Primary | 71.3 km | 137 | 1,038 |
| St Mary's School, Donald | Catholic | Primary | 72.0 km | 28 | 1,001 |
| Donald High School, Donald | Government | Secondary | 72.6 km | 93 | 968 |
| Donald Primary School, Donald | Government | Primary | 72.7 km | 81 | 964 |
| St Joseph's School, Charlton | Catholic | Primary | 74.9 km | 38 | 1,009 |
| Charlton College, Charlton | Government | Combined | 75.1 km | 123 | 995 |
| Newlyn Primary School, Newlyn | Government | Primary | 75.6 km | 21 | 951 |
| Siena Catholic Primary School, Lucas | Catholic | Primary | 76.3 km | 336 | 1,055 |
| Lucas Primary School, Lucas | Government | Primary | 76.5 km | 527 | 1,029 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ripon (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27208/ripon/topic/education