34.2% ▲ +32.1%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Port Pirie · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Port Pirie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Port Pirie have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. While the number of people finishing Year 12 has risen, the typical level of education remains much lower than both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. This is a significant gap, though the rate did rise by 8.3 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Port Pirie, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the South Australian average of 22.7%, while Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common, held by 44.2%.
8.6% ▲ +41.1%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Port Pirie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common field is Engineering and related subjects at 20.0%, followed by Society and culture at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 11 schools with a total of 2,842 enrolments, and the vast majority of students (81.8%) attend government schools. On average, these schools have a lower advantage score than most other areas.
11
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.61
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2,842
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
258
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
940
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 Port Pirie
11 schools — 2,842 students, average ICSEA 940.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| St Mark's College - Bosco Campus, Port Pirie | Catholic | Combined | — | 945 | 1,002 |
| John Pirie Secondary School, Port Pirie | Government | Secondary | — | 691 | 894 |
| Risdon Park Primary School, Port Pirie | Government | Primary | — | 300 | 944 |
| Mid North Christian College, Port Pirie | Independent | Combined | — | 203 | 998 |
| Port Pirie West Primary School, Port Pirie | Government | Primary | — | 201 | 873 |
| Solomontown Primary School, Port Pirie | Government | Primary | — | 183 | 881 |
| Airdale Primary School, Port Pirie | Government | Primary | — | 119 | 783 |
| Crystal Brook Primary School, Crystal Brook | Government | Primary | — | 106 | 977 |
| Napperby Primary School, Napperby | Government | Primary | — | 57 | 920 |
| Koolunga Primary School, Koolunga | Government | Primary | — | 20 | 1,013 |
| Mid North Education Centre, Port Pirie | Government | Combined | — | 17 | 873 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Port Pirie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA46450/port-pirie/topic/education