33.1% ▲ +28.0%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yorke Peninsula - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Yorke Peninsula - South
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 Yorke Peninsula - South, held by 43% of adults. This is an area where fewer people have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state, though school completion rates have risen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.1% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This result is among the lowest for areas of this type, despite a 7.2 percentage point increase since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yorke Peninsula - South, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 7.4% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This proportion is among the lowest in similar areas, although it has risen slightly since 2011.
7.4% ▲ +27.8%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Yorke Peninsula - South, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related services at 19.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.3% and Health at 9.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools serving 355 students, giving the area one of the highest numbers of schools per 1,000 children. Most of these are small government primary schools, with an average size of 89 students.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
7.78
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Lower than 92% 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).
355
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
89
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
Lower than 80% 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 Yorke Peninsula - South
4 schools — 355 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Warooka Primary School, Warooka | Government | Primary | 27.9 km | 38 | 955 |
| St Columba's Memorial School, Yorketown | Catholic | Primary | 44.1 km | 79 | 984 |
| Yorketown Area School, Yorketown | Government | Combined | 45.6 km | 220 | 940 |
| Stansbury Primary School, Stansbury | Government | Primary | 64.7 km | 18 | 954 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yorke Peninsula - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405041128/yorke-peninsula-south/topic/education