41.3% ▲ +15.8%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
5434, SA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 5434, SA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in postcode 5434 compared to the rest of the country. Only 41.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While education levels have improved since 2011, this area still lags well behind state and national trends.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the South Australian rate, though it rose 5.6 percentage points since 2011. Around 19.6% of people here stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 5434, SA, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.5% of the population, which is far below the Australian average. This figure has grown by 6.3 percentage points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 29.3%.
14.5% ▲ +76.3%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 14.5%
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 5434, SA, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (26%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 16.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.9% and education at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most areas, with an average size of 45 students and a lower advantage score than most. All schooling is provided by the government sector.
17.24
Higher than 89% 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).
45
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
45
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
930
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 5434, SA
1 school — 45 students, average ICSEA 930.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Hawker Area School, Hawker | Government | Combined | 38.0 km | 45 | 930 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 5434, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5434/5434-sa/topic/education