44.2% ▲ +29.4%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nuriootpa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Nuriootpa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Nuriootpa have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 12.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. Despite this, more people have finished Year 12 now than a decade ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.2% of people here completed Year 12, a figure far below South Australia's 54.6%. This is lower than most areas, though the rate has risen 10 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nuriootpa, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 11 (21%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.3% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are more common, with 42.3% of the highest qualifications being a Certificate III or IV.
12.3% ▲ +49.1%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Nuriootpa, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 17.0%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.7% and Society and culture at 12.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Nuriootpa has 4 schools and 1,738 enrolments, with 3.51 schools per 1,000 children being much higher than most areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.51
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Lower than 82% 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).
1,738
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
435
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Lower than 58% 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 Nuriootpa
8 schools — 3,001 students, average ICSEA 1,019.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Nuriootpa High School, Nuriootpa | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,133 | 990 |
| Nuriootpa Primary School, Nuriootpa | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 183 | 963 |
| Redeemer Lutheran School, Nuriootpa | Independent | Primary | 1.0 km | 384 | 1,047 |
| Light Pass Primary School, Light Pass | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 38 | 939 |
| Faith Lutheran College - Faith Campus, Tanunda | Independent | Combined | 6.0 km | 816 | 1,060 |
| Angaston Primary School, Angaston | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 258 | 1,032 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Angaston, Angaston | Independent | Primary | 6.7 km | 96 | 1,043 |
| Greenock Primary School, Greenock | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 93 | 990 |
Sources
More for Nuriootpa
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nuriootpa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405011114/nuriootpa/topic/education