36.3% ▲ +24.8%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Loxton Waikerie · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Loxton Waikerie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Loxton Waikerie, held by 40.1% of the population. While the area has seen a rise in school completion and degrees since 2011, education levels generally remain far below state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.3% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is a lower rate than most similar areas, although the proportion of people completing Year 12 rose 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Loxton Waikerie, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 9.8% of adults, a figure that is much lower than most areas and far below the South Australian average of 22.7%. This rate has grown slightly by 2.1 percentage points over the last decade.
9.8% ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 Loxton Waikerie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 14%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.2% and Society and culture at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Loxton Waikerie has 10 schools and 1,841 enrolments, with 4.97 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas. Most of these are government primary schools, making up 70% of the sector and 80% of the school types.
10
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.97
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,841
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
184
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Loxton Waikerie
10 schools — 1,841 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 2
| Loxton High School, Loxton | Government | Secondary | — | 559 | 989 |
| Waikerie High School, Waikerie | Government | Secondary | — | 301 | 962 |
| Loxton Primary School, Loxton | Government | Primary | — | 276 | 954 |
| Loxton Lutheran School, Loxton | Independent | Primary | — | 238 | 1,027 |
| Waikerie Primary School, Waikerie | Government | Primary | — | 189 | 974 |
| Ramco Primary School, Ramco | Government | Primary | — | 87 | 985 |
| Waikerie Lutheran Primary School, Waikerie | Independent | Primary | — | 76 | 976 |
| Loxton North School, Loxton North | Government | Primary | — | 56 | 889 |
| St Albert's Catholic School, Loxton | Catholic | Primary | — | 42 | 1,010 |
| Kingston-on-Murray Primary School, Kingston On Murray | Government | Primary | — | 17 | 898 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Loxton Waikerie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA43790/loxton-waikerie/topic/education