36.2% ▲ +32.0%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Murray Bridge · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Murray Bridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Murray Bridge have finished high school than a decade ago, though qualification levels remain low. Only 36.2% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. While these numbers are rising, the area still sees much lower rates of university degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 8.8 points since 2011 to reach 36.2%, but this is still far below the 58.8% national figure. Many residents finished school earlier, with 22.1% leaving after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Murray Bridge, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 8.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas and far below the South Australian figure of 22.7%. Trade certificates are much more common here, with 43.7% of qualifications being a Certificate III or IV.
8.4% ▲ +48.8%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Murray Bridge, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related fields at 15.9%, followed by society and culture and management and commerce, both at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Murray Bridge has 10 schools with 3,731 enrolments, and most are government primary schools. The average school size is larger than most areas, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
10
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.73
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3,731
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
373
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
941
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Murray Bridge
10 schools — 3,731 students, average ICSEA 941.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Murray Bridge High School, Murray Bridge | Government | Secondary | — | 1,228 | 918 |
| Unity College, Murray Bridge | Independent | Combined | — | 761 | 1,004 |
| Murray Bridge North School, Murray Bridge | Government | Primary | — | 486 | 924 |
| St Joseph's School, Murray Bridge | Catholic | Combined | — | 428 | 955 |
| Tyndale Christian School Murray Bridge, Murray Bridge | Independent | Combined | — | 263 | 940 |
| Murray Bridge South Primary School, Murray Bridge | Government | Primary | — | 238 | 878 |
| Mypolonga Primary School, Mypolonga | Government | Primary | — | 141 | 990 |
| Fraser Park Primary School, Murray Bridge | Government | Primary | — | 83 | 818 |
| Jervois Primary School, Jervois | Government | Primary | — | 83 | 948 |
| Murray Bridge Special School, Murray Bridge | Government | Primary | — | 20 | 914 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Murray Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45040/murray-bridge/topic/education