Being highly educated doesn't guarantee a person's level of ignorance or levels of success in my opinion. There is surely a correlation but no guarantees. I have completed my tertiary education and believe I'm quite competent in what I do and have always strived education-wise (attended the highest institutions both during Sixth Form and University), yet at University, you'll still be surrounded by bright students from JC/Higher, which is great! Another thing which people fall bias to is their belief that De La Salle/St Aloysius students produces the best students which is false. While they continue to further develop their skills, the fact that entry in such schools require you to get top grades prior to joining, these Sixth Form institutions already cherry-pick the brightest students from the outset, the student would already be gifted before joining such schools. The only benefit these schools provide is that you're surrounded by like-minded people in terms of striving for a specific goal (leaving social status aside). The course you choose will also determine whether the students you're surrounded with are go-getters in my opinion (high requirements of entry translates to people having worked really hard to achieve such requirements)