53.3% ▲ +16.0%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 46.0%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Barker Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Mount Barker Surrounds
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Mount Barker Surrounds have finished high school or university compared to the national figures. While 53.3% of residents finished Year 12, this is well below the Australian average. However, educational attainment is climbing, with both school and degree completion rates rising since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.3% of people completed Year 12, which is a little below the South Australian figure and well below the national rate. This is an improvement over the last decade, as the rate rose 7.4 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Barker Surrounds, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications here are trade-based, with 36.2% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. Roughly 19.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well below the national average of 26.3%.
19.8% ▲ +24.2%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 19.8%
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 Mount Barker Surrounds, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are engineering and related subjects at 15.9%, followed by society and culture at 14.0% and health at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three government primary schools with a total of 343 enrolments. These schools are much smaller than those in most similar areas, with an average size of only 114 students.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.38
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
343
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
114
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,014
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mount Barker Surrounds
12 schools — 4,176 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| St Francis de Sales College, Mount Barker | Catholic | Combined | 0.4 km | 1,047 | 1,051 |
| St Mark's Lutheran School, Mount Barker | Independent | Primary | 0.9 km | 351 | 1,071 |
| Mount Barker High School, Mount Barker | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,061 | 1,010 |
| Mount Barker South Primary School, Mount Barker | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 399 | 1,011 |
| Mount Barker Waldorf School, Mount Barker | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 321 | 1,087 |
| Nairne School - Preschool and Primary, Nairne | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 399 | 1,009 |
| Echunga Primary and Preschool, Echunga | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 149 | 1,042 |
| Macclesfield Primary School, Macclesfield | Government | Primary | 11.7 km | 79 | 1,053 |
| Meadows Primary School, Meadows | Government | Primary | 15.8 km | 193 | 1,013 |
| Callington Primary School, Callington | Government | Primary | 16.2 km | 71 | 975 |
| St Benedict School, Mount Torrens | Independent | Primary | 20.8 km | 49 | 1,109 |
| Mount Torrens Christian School, Mount Torrens | Independent | Combined | 23.4 km | 57 | 999 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Barker Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401021008/mount-barker-surrounds/topic/education