38.8% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Whyalla · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Whyalla
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Whyalla have finished high school than they did in 2011, though qualification levels remain low. Only 38.8% of adults completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average. This trend toward more schooling is matched by a small rise in the number of people holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 6.3 points since 2011 to reach 38.8%, but this is still far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. About 23.5% of residents had Year 11 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Whyalla, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of 26.3%. Trade certificates are the most common qualification, held by 44.6% of people.
9.9% ▲ +21.9%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Whyalla, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 25.5%, followed by management and commerce at 12.1% and society and culture at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 11 schools with 3,442 enrolments, and most students attend government schools (81.8%). The average school size is 313, which is higher than most areas, though the average school advantage score is much lower than in other regions.
11
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.90
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3,442
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
313
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
929
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Whyalla
11 schools — 3,442 students, average ICSEA 929.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Whyalla Secondary College, Whyalla Norrie | Government | Secondary | — | 1,004 | 900 |
| Samaritan College - St John's Campus, Whyalla | Catholic | Combined | — | 881 | 979 |
| Whyalla Town Primary School, Whyalla | Government | Primary | — | 318 | 989 |
| Nicolson Avenue Primary School, Whyalla Norrie | Government | Primary | — | 261 | 885 |
| Sunrise Christian School Whyalla, Whyalla Norrie | Independent | Combined | — | 257 | 1,006 |
| Memorial Oval Primary School, Whyalla | Government | Primary | — | 206 | 919 |
| Hincks Avenue Primary School, Whyalla Norrie | Government | Primary | — | 170 | 833 |
| Long Street Primary School, Whyalla Norrie | Government | Primary | — | 140 | 895 |
| Whyalla Stuart Primary School R-6, Whyalla Stuart | Government | Primary | — | 79 | 756 |
| Fisk Street Primary School, Whyalla Norrie | Government | Primary | — | 63 | 857 |
| Whyalla Special Education Centre, Whyalla Norrie | Government | Combined | — | 63 | 890 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Whyalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48540/whyalla/topic/education