37.4% ▲ +15.9%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kimba - Cleve - Franklin Harbour · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Kimba - Cleve - Franklin Harbour
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school and earned degrees in Kimba - Cleve - Franklin Harbour since 2011. However, school completion remains far below the national figure, with only 37.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This trend of increasing qualifications is modest compared to the gaps seen across the state and country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.4% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. While this is much lower than most areas, the rate has risen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kimba - Cleve - Franklin Harbour, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.7% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.1% of residents.
9.7% ▲ +41.2%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 Kimba - Cleve - Franklin Harbour, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 17.9%, followed by Health at 11.4% and Management and commerce at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three government schools with a total of 680 enrolments. While the typical school size is much lower than most areas, there are 3.82 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.82
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Lower than 71% 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).
680
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
227
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
984
Lower than 65% 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 Kimba - Cleve - Franklin Harbour
11 schools — 3,341 students, average ICSEA 929.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 5 · Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| Kimba Area School, Kimba | Government | Combined | 27.7 km | 187 | 992 |
| Cleve Area School, Cleve | Government | Combined | 46.8 km | 324 | 988 |
| Cowell Area School, Cowell | Government | Combined | 49.7 km | 169 | 969 |
| Whyalla Stuart Primary School R-6, Whyalla Stuart | Government | Primary | 87.0 km | 79 | 756 |
| Long Street Primary School, Whyalla Norrie | Government | Primary | 87.5 km | 140 | 895 |
| Whyalla Secondary College, Whyalla Norrie | Government | Secondary | 88.0 km | 1,004 | 900 |
| Fisk Street Primary School, Whyalla Norrie | Government | Primary | 88.3 km | 63 | 857 |
| Whyalla Special Education Centre, Whyalla Norrie | Government | Combined | 89.2 km | 63 | 890 |
| Hincks Avenue Primary School, Whyalla Norrie | Government | Primary | 89.3 km | 170 | 833 |
| Nicolson Avenue Primary School, Whyalla Norrie | Government | Primary | 89.3 km | 261 | 885 |
| Samaritan College - St John's Campus, Whyalla | Catholic | Combined | 89.7 km | 881 | 979 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kimba - Cleve - Franklin Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406011131/kimba-cleve-franklin-harbour/topic/education