47.6% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barossa · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Barossa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Barossa have completed Year 12 or a university degree compared to the state and national figures. While these numbers are lower than the Australian average, the area is seeing a positive shift as more people gain qualifications than they did a decade ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 47.6% of people here finished Year 12, which is well below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This is a notable increase from 2011, when only 38.8% of residents had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Barossa, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 11 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 15.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.8% of the population.
15.9% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 Barossa, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study in the area are engineering and related subjects at 16.9%, followed by management and commerce at 15.8% and society and culture at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The 14 schools in the region have an average advantage score of 1,019, which is much higher than most areas. Most of the 3,895 enrolments are in government schools, which make up 71.4% of the sector.
14
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.19
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3,895
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
278
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,019
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Barossa
14 schools — 3,895 students, average ICSEA 1,019.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Nuriootpa High School, Nuriootpa | Government | Secondary | — | 1,133 | 990 |
| Faith Lutheran College - Faith Campus, Tanunda | Independent | Combined | — | 816 | 1,060 |
| Tanunda Primary School, Tanunda | Government | Primary | — | 423 | 1,021 |
| Redeemer Lutheran School, Nuriootpa | Independent | Primary | — | 384 | 1,047 |
| Angaston Primary School, Angaston | Government | Primary | — | 258 | 1,032 |
| Williamstown Primary School, Williamstown | Government | Primary | — | 184 | 1,001 |
| Nuriootpa Primary School, Nuriootpa | Government | Primary | — | 183 | 963 |
| St Jakobi Lutheran School, Lyndoch | Independent | Primary | — | 148 | 1,031 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Angaston, Angaston | Independent | Primary | — | 96 | 1,043 |
| Sandy Creek Primary School, Cockatoo Valley | Government | Primary | — | 93 | 993 |
| Lyndoch Primary School, Lyndoch | Government | Primary | — | 68 | 1,008 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | — | 58 | 994 |
| Light Pass Primary School, Light Pass | Government | Primary | — | 38 | 939 |
| Springton Primary School, Springton | Government | Primary | — | 13 | 1,006 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barossa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40310/barossa/topic/education