30.9% ▲ +23.9%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
5558, SA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 5558, SA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school and degree completion rates have climbed in postcode 5558 since 2011, though they remain far below national levels. Only 30.9% of residents finished Year 12, and just 8.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This reflects a workforce with a strong lean toward trade certificates over university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 5.9 points since 2011 to reach 30.9%, which is still far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 24% of people here finished Year 10, while 13.5% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 5558, SA, the largest group is Year 12 at 34%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 11 (25%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 8.7% of adults, a figure far below the 26.3% national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.1% of the population.
8.7% ▲ +41.0%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 5558, SA, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in engineering and related fields at 17.7%, followed by health at 12.1% and management and commerce at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is only one government school in the area, which is a combined primary and secondary school. This is much lower than most areas, with a school advantage score of 924 that is also much lower than typical.
1.59
Lower than 80% 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).
253
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
253
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
924
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 5558, SA
1 school — 253 students, average ICSEA 924.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Moonta Area School, Moonta | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 253 | 924 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 5558, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5558/5558-sa/topic/education