31.6% ▲ +20.2%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Peterborough - Mount Remarkable · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Peterborough - Mount Remarkable
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Peterborough - Mount Remarkable have finished high school and earned degrees since 2011. Despite these gains, the area still has much lower educational attainment than the state and national figures, with only 31.6% of residents completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 5.3 points since 2011 to reach 31.6%, but this is still far below the national figure of 58.8%. Many adults stopped their schooling earlier, with 22.1% finishing at Year 11 and 19.9% at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Peterborough - Mount Remarkable, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 10 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.0% of the population, which is far below the South Australian figure of 22.7%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.3% of residents.
10.0% ▲ +34.8%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Peterborough - Mount Remarkable, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 17.0%, followed by Health at 12.7% and Society and Culture at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 7 schools for 532 students, which is among the highest number of schools per child for similar areas. However, the average school size is small, and the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
9.50
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Lower than 86% 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).
532
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
76
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
956
Lower than 78% 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 Peterborough - Mount Remarkable
7 schools — 532 students, average ICSEA 956.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 3 · Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Orroroo Area School, Orroroo | Government | Combined | 12.9 km | 144 | 991 |
| Booleroo Centre District School, Booleroo Centre | Government | Combined | 39.2 km | 168 | 970 |
| Peterborough Primary School, Peterborough | Government | Primary | 44.1 km | 40 | 887 |
| St Joseph's School, Peterborough | Catholic | Combined | 44.9 km | 62 | 873 |
| Peterborough High School, Peterborough | Government | Secondary | 45.0 km | 53 | 931 |
| Melrose Primary School, Melrose | Government | Primary | 47.4 km | 14 | 1,014 |
| Wilmington Primary School, Wilmington | Government | Primary | 49.6 km | 51 | 980 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Peterborough - Mount Remarkable [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405031121/peterborough-mount-remarkable/topic/education