47.6% ▲ +23.8%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.4%
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barossa - Angaston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Barossa - Angaston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 35.5% of qualified adults in Barossa - Angaston hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While school completion and degree rates are lower than the state and national figures, these numbers have risen steadily since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of residents have completed Year 12, at 47.6%. This is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%, though it has risen by 9.2 percentage points over the last decade.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Barossa - Angaston, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 11 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.2% of the population, which is well below the South Australian figure of 22.7%. This proportion has grown by 5.3 percentage points since 2011.
17.2% ▲ +45.2%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 Barossa - Angaston, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 16.0%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.2% and Society and culture at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 4 schools, which is more than about 59% of similar areas. These schools are mostly government-run primary schools, but they are much smaller than usual, with a typical size of 106 students.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.38
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Lower than 71% 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).
425
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
106
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,029
Higher than 56% 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 Barossa - Angaston
11 schools — 3,054 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Keyneton Primary School, Keyneton | Government | Primary | 10.7 km | 14 | 957 |
| Springton Primary School, Springton | Government | Primary | 11.2 km | 13 | 1,006 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Angaston, Angaston | Independent | Primary | 11.6 km | 96 | 1,043 |
| Faith Lutheran College - Faith Campus, Tanunda | Independent | Combined | 11.6 km | 816 | 1,060 |
| Tanunda Primary School, Tanunda | Government | Primary | 12.3 km | 423 | 1,021 |
| Angaston Primary School, Angaston | Government | Primary | 12.7 km | 258 | 1,032 |
| Nuriootpa Primary School, Nuriootpa | Government | Primary | 16.0 km | 183 | 963 |
| Light Pass Primary School, Light Pass | Government | Primary | 16.1 km | 38 | 939 |
| Nuriootpa High School, Nuriootpa | Government | Secondary | 16.3 km | 1,133 | 990 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 17.9 km | 58 | 994 |
| Truro Primary School, Truro | Government | Primary | 23.8 km | 22 | 987 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barossa - Angaston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405011110/barossa-angaston/topic/education