57.3% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.1%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nairne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Nairne
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Nairne, held by 35.1% of adults. Education levels have climbed steadily here, with the share of people finishing Year 12 rising by 9.3 percentage points since 2011. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where the number of people with a university degree has also grown over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.3% of residents have completed Year 12, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This result is a little below the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nairne, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are held by 21.3% of adults, which is well below the Australian figure of 26.3% and a little below South Australia's 22.7%.
21.3% ▲ +44.0%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 Nairne, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 16.4%, followed by society and culture at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Nairne has only one school, which is a government primary school. This means there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other similar areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.86
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Lower than 94% 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).
399
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
399
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Lower than 53% 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 Nairne
3 schools — 1,782 students, average ICSEA 1,039.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Nairne School - Preschool and Primary, Nairne | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 399 | 1,009 |
| Littlehampton Primary School, Littlehampton | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 336 | 1,036 |
| St Francis de Sales College, Mount Barker | Catholic | Combined | 5.3 km | 1,047 | 1,051 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nairne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401021009/nairne/topic/education