40.7% ▲ +11.0%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
5633, SA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 5633, SA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 40% of people in postcode 5633 finished Year 12, though this is far below the national figure. The area has a low rate of higher education, with only 7.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the figures for South Australia and Australia. This result has risen 4.0 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 5633, SA, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 7.7% of the population, a figure that is much lower than most areas and fell 2.7 percentage points since 2011. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.9% of residents.
7.7% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 5633, SA, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are often focused on Agriculture and Environment (21.0%) and Engineering (13.3%), followed by Management and Commerce at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a very small average school size of 43 students, which is much lower than most areas. There is only one school, which is a government-run combined school.
15.15
Higher than 88% 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).
43
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
43
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
960
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 5633, SA
1 school — 43 students, average ICSEA 960.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Lock Area School, Lock | Government | Combined | 7.5 km | 43 | 960 |
Sources
More for 5633, SA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 5633, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5633/5633-sa/topic/education