40.5% ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ramsay · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Ramsay
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 Ramsay, where 41.2% of adults hold one. While more people have finished high school than in 2011, overall education levels remain far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the figures for South Australia and Australia. This is a rise of 7.1 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ramsay, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 9 or below (20%) and Year 10 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by just 8.4% of adults, among the lowest for this level and far below the national average. This figure rose slightly by 2.2 percentage points over the last decade.
8.4% ▲ +34.8%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Ramsay, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are society and culture at 15.9%, followed closely by engineering at 15.8% and management and commerce at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ramsay has 9 schools within 3km, a number smaller than about 89% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school advantage score is among the lowest for this level.
1.00
Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Lower than 88% 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).
5,278
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
586
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
920
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ramsay
9 schools — 5,278 students, average ICSEA 920.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Salisbury North Primary School, Salisbury North | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 343 | 897 |
| Salisbury High School, Salisbury North | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,058 | 907 |
| Paralowie School, Paralowie | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,373 | 909 |
| Lake Windemere B-6 School, Salisbury North | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 426 | 924 |
| St Augustine's Parish School, Salisbury | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 664 | 981 |
| Salisbury Primary School, Salisbury | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 360 | 913 |
| Brahma Lodge Primary School, Brahma Lodge | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 191 | 906 |
| Burton Primary School, Burton | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 422 | 946 |
| Elizabeth Vale Primary School, Elizabeth Vale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 441 | 889 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ramsay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40038/ramsay/topic/education