28.5% ▲ +33.7%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wallaroo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Wallaroo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Wallaroo. While the town's educational levels are far below state and national figures, more people have completed Year 12 and university degrees than in 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the lowest for similar areas at 28.5%, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This has risen by 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Wallaroo splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (31%) and Year 10 (27%), with Year 11 at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 7.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This represents a small increase from 4.7% in 2011.
7.2% ▲ +53.8%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Wallaroo, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 16.7%, followed by management and commerce at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wallaroo has two schools with a combined 204 enrolments, though the average school size is much lower than most areas. There are 3.5 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than in most similar places.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.50
Higher than 74% 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).
204
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
102
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
935
Lower than 86% 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 Wallaroo
3 schools — 296 students, average ICSEA 924.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| St Mary MacKillop School, Wallaroo | Catholic | Combined | 5.3 km | 139 | 968 |
| Wallaroo Primary School, Wallaroo | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 65 | 865 |
| Wallaroo Mines Primary School, Kadina | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 92 | 899 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wallaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405041126/wallaroo/topic/education