48.2% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Roxby Downs · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Roxby Downs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Roxby Downs have completed Year 12, which is more common than in most similar areas. While university degrees are far less common here than the national figure, there is a very strong focus on trade and technical qualifications. This pattern reflects a workforce geared toward specialised industry.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 48.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is a rise of 4.1 percentage points since 2011. Despite this growth, the figure remains far below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Roxby Downs, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 11 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade certificates are the most common qualification, with 44.1% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. Only 13.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the South Australian figure of 22.7%.
13.7% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.7%
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 Roxby Downs, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are heavily skewed toward technical fields, with engineering and related subjects accounting for 30.4% of all degrees and certificates. Management and commerce follow at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two schools with a combined total of 692 enrolments, which is smaller than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most in similar locations, but the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than average.
2
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.97
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
692
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
346
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
937
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Roxby Downs
2 schools — 692 students, average ICSEA 937.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 2
| Roxby Downs Area School, Roxby Downs | Government | Combined | — | 491 | 922 |
| St Barbara's Parish School, Roxby Downs | Catholic | Combined | — | 201 | 975 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Roxby Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA46970/roxby-downs/topic/education