43.1% ▲ +20.8%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
5262, SA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 5262, SA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in postcode 5262 have finished school and earned degrees than in 2011. While the area still sees far fewer high-level qualifications than the national average, the percentage of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 11.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose by 7.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 43.1%. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, with about 22% of people only reaching Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 5262, SA, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the South Australian figure of 22.7%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37% of people.
11.3% ▲ +49.3%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 5262, SA, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in agriculture and environment (19.5%) and engineering (15.0%), followed by management and commerce at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 9.8 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas, though the schools are among the smallest with a typical size of 26 students. All schools here are government primary schools.
9.80
Higher than 82% 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).
26
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
26
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
981
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 5262, SA
1 school — 26 students, average ICSEA 981.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Frances Primary School, Frances | Government | Primary | 17.9 km | 26 | 981 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 5262, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5262/5262-sa/topic/education