21.8% ▲ +36.9%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Year 12 completion rates rose by 5.9 percentage points since 2011 in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara, reaching 21.8%. This remains far below the national figure of 58.8%, reflecting a region where fewer adults have finished high school or attained university degrees compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 21.8% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. Many residents left school earlier, with 27.7% completing Year 9 or below and 23.7% reaching Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara splits fairly evenly between Year 9 or below (32%) and Year 10 (27%), with Year 12 at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 7.3% of the population, a figure far below the 26.3% national average. This level of higher qualification has barely changed since 2011.
7.3% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Certificate I / II (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Education at 16.5% and Society and Culture at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 government schools in the area, which is a high number of schools per 1,000 children. These schools are much smaller than most areas, with an average of 71 students each.
8
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
14.39
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
570
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
71
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
715
Lower than 96% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara
8 schools — 570 students, average ICSEA 715.
By sector: Government 8
By type: Combined 8
| Ernabella Anangu School, Ghan | Government | Combined | — | 148 | — |
| Amata Anangu School, Amata | Government | Combined | — | 106 | — |
| Indulkana Anangu School, Indulkana | Government | Combined | — | 97 | — |
| Mimili Anangu School, Mimili | Government | Combined | — | 75 | — |
| Fregon Anangu School, Fregon | Government | Combined | — | 62 | 715 |
| Pipalyatjara Anangu School, Pipalyatjara | Government | Combined | — | 59 | — |
| Kenmore Park Anangu School, Alice Springs | Government | Combined | — | 14 | — |
| Murputja Anangu School, Alice Springs | Government | Combined | — | 9 | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40250/anangu-pitjantjatjara-yunkunytjatjara/topic/education