40.5% ▲ +22.7%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eyre Peninsula · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Eyre Peninsula
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 40.5% of people in Eyre Peninsula have finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. While school completion has risen by 7.5 percentage points since 2011, the area still sees much lower levels of formal schooling and higher degrees than most other regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below South Australian and national levels, though it has improved since 2011. Currently, 23% of residents peaked at Year 11 and 18.6% at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eyre Peninsula, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.8% of the population, which is far below the national figure. This is a slight increase from 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 38.7%.
11.8% ▲ +34.6%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 Eyre Peninsula, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 15.9%, followed by management and commerce at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The region has 6 government schools, which is more than 80% of similar areas, though the typical school is much smaller than average with 147 students. There are 4.85 schools per 1,000 children, a rate much higher than most areas.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.85
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Lower than 88% 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).
883
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
147
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Lower than 62% 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 Eyre Peninsula
6 schools — 883 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 6
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 2
| Poonindie Community Learning Centre, Poonindie | Government | Primary | 12.2 km | 131 | 984 |
| Lake Wangary School, Wangary | Government | Primary | 27.3 km | 74 | 970 |
| Cummins Area School, Cummins | Government | Combined | 41.0 km | 382 | 994 |
| Tumby Bay Area School, Tumby Bay | Government | Combined | 41.9 km | 237 | 988 |
| Ungarra Primary School, Ungarra | Government | Primary | 56.4 km | 33 | 1,005 |
| Port Neill Primary School, Port Neill | Government | Primary | 78.1 km | 26 | 1,060 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eyre Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406011130/eyre-peninsula/topic/education