34.3% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
5654, SA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 5654, SA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 34.3% of residents in postcode 5654 have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap in basic schooling is mirrored in higher education, where typical qualifications are much lower than in most other areas. The local educational profile is heavily shaped by a strong focus on agriculture and environment.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below both the state and national figures, and the proportion of people finishing school has actually fallen by 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 5654, SA, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13% of the population, which is well below the South Australian average, though this figure rose slightly since 2011.
13.0% ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →5654, SA splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (42%) and Certificate III / IV (40%), with Graduate diploma / certificate at 11%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in agriculture and environment (17.1%) and education (14.5%), followed by food, hospitality and personal services.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most, with an average size of 83 students, and the area is served entirely by government combined schools.
19.61
Higher than 91% 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).
83
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
83
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 5654, SA
1 school — 83 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Karcultaby Area School, Karcultaby | Government | Combined | 26.8 km | 83 | 998 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 5654, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5654/5654-sa/topic/education