33.4% ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yorke Peninsula · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Yorke Peninsula
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower qualification rates than most similar areas define the Yorke Peninsula, where only 8.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. While schooling levels have improved over the last decade, the region still sees a high proportion of residents finishing school before Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.4% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. This rate has risen by 6.5 points since 2011, though 22.8% of residents still have Year 11 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yorke Peninsula, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 10 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with a bachelor degree or higher held by just 8.2% of adults. This is far below the South Australian figure of 22.7%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.1% of adults.
8.2% ▲ +34.4%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Yorke Peninsula, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification in the region are engineering and related subjects at 17.2%, followed by management and commerce at 11.3% and health at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 9 schools with a total of 1,397 enrolments, resulting in 5.75 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas. These schools are typically smaller than average, with 77.8% being government-run.
9
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.75
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,397
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
155
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
957
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yorke Peninsula
9 schools — 1,397 students, average ICSEA 957.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 5 · Primary 4
| Maitland Lutheran School, Maitland | Independent | Combined | — | 480 | 984 |
| Minlaton District School, Minlaton | Government | Combined | — | 268 | 965 |
| Yorketown Area School, Yorketown | Government | Combined | — | 220 | 940 |
| Ardrossan Area School, Ardrossan | Government | Combined | — | 137 | 959 |
| Central Yorke School, Maitland | Government | Combined | — | 132 | 854 |
| St Columba's Memorial School, Yorketown | Catholic | Primary | — | 79 | 984 |
| Warooka Primary School, Warooka | Government | Primary | — | 38 | 955 |
| Curramulka Primary School, Curramulka | Government | Primary | — | 25 | 935 |
| Stansbury Primary School, Stansbury | Government | Primary | — | 18 | 954 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yorke Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48830/yorke-peninsula/topic/education