47.5% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 38.3%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
5631, SA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 5631, SA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of qualified adults in postcode 5631 hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While university degrees are far less common than in the rest of the country, more people have finished high school than they did a decade ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents have finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average. However, this has improved over time, with the rate rising 9.2 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 5631, SA, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 11 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the South Australian figure. This is a slight increase from 2011, when the rate was 7.8%.
11.4% ▲ +46.4%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.4%
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 5631, SA, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Common fields of study in the area include engineering and related subjects at 16.5%, followed by management and commerce at 14.1% and education at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served entirely by government schools, which are larger than those in most similar areas. There are more schools per 1,000 children here than in most other similar places.
4.24
Higher than 60% 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).
382
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
382
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 5631, SA
1 school — 382 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Cummins Area School, Cummins | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 382 | 994 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 5631, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5631/5631-sa/topic/education