38.9% ▲ +19.8%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Outback · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Outback
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 39% of people in Outback have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This is a place where few adults hold university degrees, though the proportion of people completing high school has risen by 6.4 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the South Australian and national rates, with only 38.9% of people finishing Year 12. Other common peaks include 16.6% who finished Year 11 and 15.4% who stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Outback, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 11 (20%) and Year 10 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with only 8.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 32.8% of residents.
8.5% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Outback, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 15.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 9.1% and Agriculture and environment at 7.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Outback has five government schools, which is more than most similar areas, but they are among the smallest in the country with an average of just 21 students each.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
20.08
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Lower than 66% 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).
103
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
21
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
811
Lower than 99% 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 Outback
13 schools — 2,222 students, average ICSEA 934.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 3
By type: Combined 7 · Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| Andamooka Primary School, Andamooka | Government | Primary | 44.1 km | 16 | — |
| St Barbara's Parish School, Roxby Downs | Catholic | Combined | 54.0 km | 201 | 975 |
| Roxby Downs Area School, Roxby Downs | Government | Combined | 54.3 km | 491 | 922 |
| Marree Aboriginal School, Marree | Government | Combined | 112.9 km | 19 | 781 |
| Woomera Area School, Woomera | Government | Combined | 125.3 km | 10 | 954 |
| Leigh Creek Area School, Leigh Creek | Government | Combined | 146.0 km | 42 | 791 |
| Coober Pedy Area School, Coober Pedy | Government | Combined | 247.9 km | 175 | 785 |
| Oodnadatta Aboriginal School, Oodnadatta | Government | Combined | 319.7 km | 16 | — |
| Renmark North School, Renmark North | Government | Primary | 569.5 km | 131 | 945 |
| St Francis of Assisi College, Renmark | Catholic | Secondary | 575.0 km | 228 | 1,004 |
| Renmark High School, Renmark | Government | Secondary | 575.2 km | 414 | 930 |
| St Joseph's School, Renmark | Catholic | Primary | 575.2 km | 260 | 1,015 |
| Renmark Primary School, Renmark | Government | Primary | 575.3 km | 219 | 911 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Outback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406021141/outback/topic/education