33.3% ▲ +14.5%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Quorn - Lake Gilles · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Quorn - Lake Gilles
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Quorn - Lake Gilles finished high school than in most other parts of the country, with only 33.3% completing Year 12. This pattern of lower formal schooling is mirrored in the qualifications data, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.3% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. While this is among the lowest levels for this qualification, the rate has risen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Quorn - Lake Gilles, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 10.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than most areas and far below the Australian average of 26.3%, though the figure rose slightly since 2011.
10.5% ▲ +13.8%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 Quorn - Lake Gilles, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 18.8%, followed by health at 12.1% and management and commerce at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two small government schools with a total of 162 enrolments. While these schools are among the smallest and have lower advantage scores than most, there are 6.76 schools per 1,000 children, which is among the highest rates seen elsewhere.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
6.76
Higher than 91% 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).
162
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
81
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
916
Lower than 89% 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 Quorn - Lake Gilles
6 schools — 1,034 students, average ICSEA 935.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 4 · Primary 2
| Caritas College, Port Augusta West | Catholic | Combined | 40.3 km | 541 | 995 |
| Port Augusta Special School, Port Augusta | Government | Combined | 40.7 km | 40 | 860 |
| Port Augusta West Primary School, Port Augusta West | Government | Primary | 40.8 km | 150 | 924 |
| Flinders View Primary School, Port Augusta West | Government | Primary | 40.9 km | 141 | 761 |
| Quorn Area School, Quorn | Government | Combined | 69.9 km | 117 | 910 |
| Hawker Area School, Hawker | Government | Combined | 125.9 km | 45 | 930 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Quorn - Lake Gilles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406021140/quorn-lake-gilles/topic/education