32.7% ▲ +34.3%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
5582, SA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 5582, SA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in postcode 5582 have completed high school or university compared to most of the country. Only 32.7% of residents have finished Year 12, though this has risen by 8.3 percentage points since 2011. This creates a local workforce where practical certificates are more common than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is much less common here than in most areas, with only 32.7% of people doing so. This is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 5582, SA, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 11 (25%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees are rare at 7.5%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.6% of adults.
7.5% ▲ +55.6%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 5582, SA, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in engineering and related fields at 22.4%, followed by management and commerce at 14.6% and education at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is provided by a single government primary school, which is among the smallest in the region with just 18 enrolments. While there are 12.66 schools per 1,000 children, the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
12.66
Higher than 87% 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).
18
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
18
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 5582, SA
1 school — 18 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Stansbury Primary School, Stansbury | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 18 | 954 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 5582, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5582/5582-sa/topic/education