40.5% ▲ +30.1%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Southern Mallee · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Southern Mallee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Southern Mallee have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to the rest of the state. Only 40.5% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. While these numbers are low, more people have finished school now than they did a decade ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 9.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 40.5%. This remains far below the national figure of 58.8%, with about 19.8% of residents finishing school at Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Southern Mallee, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 22.7% seen across South Australia. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.8% of residents.
11.2% ▲ +43.4%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.2%
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 Southern Mallee, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related subjects at 14.5% and Agriculture and environment closely following at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two government schools with a combined 259 enrolments. These schools are smaller than those in about 80% of similar areas, though they have a higher average advantage score.
2
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
6.12
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
259
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
130
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Southern Mallee
2 schools — 259 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Lameroo Regional Community School, Lameroo | Government | Combined | — | 196 | 999 |
| Pinnaroo Primary School, Pinnaroo | Government | Primary | — | 63 | 991 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Southern Mallee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA47290/southern-mallee/topic/education