33.8% ▲ +25.9%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Karoonda East Murray · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Karoonda East Murray
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Karoonda East Murray, held by 42% of the population. This is a place where formal schooling levels are generally low, with only 33.8% of people completing Year 12, though this figure has risen by 7 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in the rest of the state, at 33.8% compared to South Australia's 54.6%. Roughly 17% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Karoonda East Murray, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 7.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the national average of 26.3% and has barely changed over the last decade.
7.7% ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Karoonda East Murray, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 15.8%, followed by Health at 12.4% and Agriculture and environment at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government school with 145 enrolments, which is smaller than most areas at this level. Despite the small size, there are 6.21 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
6.21
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
145
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
145
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Karoonda East Murray
1 school — 145 students, average ICSEA 961.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Karoonda Area School, Karoonda | Government | Combined | — | 145 | 961 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Karoonda East Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA43080/karoonda-east-murray/topic/education