37.3% ▲ +33.1%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Renmark Paringa · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Renmark Paringa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Renmark Paringa have finished high school and university since 2011. While 37.3% of residents have now completed Year 12, this figure remains far below the national rate of 58.8%. Higher education levels are also rising, though the area still has fewer degrees than most other places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 9.3 percentage points since 2011 to reach 37.3%. This is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%, with about 19.6% of residents having Year 11 as their highest school year.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Renmark Paringa, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 11 (21%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.4% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 39.8% of residents.
9.4% ▲ +50.6%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Renmark Paringa, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 14.3%, followed by management and commerce at 13.3% and society and culture at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 6 schools with a total of 1,376 enrolments. Two-thirds of these schools are government-run, and most are primary schools.
6
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.77
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,376
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
229
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
960
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 Renmark Paringa
6 schools — 1,376 students, average ICSEA 960.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| Renmark High School, Renmark | Government | Secondary | — | 414 | 930 |
| St Joseph's School, Renmark | Catholic | Primary | — | 260 | 1,015 |
| St Francis of Assisi College, Renmark | Catholic | Secondary | — | 228 | 1,004 |
| Renmark Primary School, Renmark | Government | Primary | — | 219 | 911 |
| Renmark North School, Renmark North | Government | Primary | — | 131 | 945 |
| Renmark West Primary School, Renmark | Government | Primary | — | 124 | 968 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Renmark Paringa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA46670/renmark-paringa/topic/education