68.4% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
5156, SA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 5156, SA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 68% of residents in postcode 5156 have completed Year 12, making it a highly educated area. This level of schooling is far above the state average, and the area also sees a much higher proportion of university graduates than most other places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates rose 6.5 points since 2011 to reach 68.4%. This is well above the national figure of 58.8% and far above the South Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 5156, SA, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 34.7% of adults, which is far above the South Australian rate of 22.7%. This figure fell slightly by 1.2 points since 2011.
34.7% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 34.7%
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 5156, SA, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 13.7%, followed closely by society and culture at 13.3% and engineering at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most areas, with a typical size of 97 students. The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though these are all government primary schools.
5.08
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
97
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
97
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,094
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 5156, SA
1 school — 97 students, average ICSEA 1,094.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Upper Sturt Primary School, Upper Sturt | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 97 | 1,094 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 5156, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5156/5156-sa/topic/education