33.8% ▲ +18.3%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Grant · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Grant
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 33.8% of residents in Grant have finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average. This makes it one of the areas with the lowest school completion rates in the region. While university degrees are uncommon, there has been a small increase in both school and higher education since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%, though it rose 5.2 percentage points since 2011. About 24.9% of people stopped at Year 10, while 19.7% finished Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Grant, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 11 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.4% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are more common here, with 40% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
9.4% ▲ +29.3%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Grant, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification in the area are engineering and related subjects at 17.9%, followed by management and commerce at 11.9% and health at 8.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Grant has 5 schools, which is more than about 71% of similar areas. These are all government-run primary or combined schools, but they are much smaller than usual with an average size of 100 students.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.93
Higher than 86% 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).
501
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
100
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
Lower than 74% 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 Grant
13 schools — 2,856 students, average ICSEA 972.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Compton Primary School, Suttontown | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 76 | 980 |
| Moorak Primary School, Moorak | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 117 | 976 |
| Suttontown Primary School, Suttontown | Government | Primary | 8.9 km | 101 | 960 |
| Mount Gambier North Primary School, Mount Gambier | Government | Primary | 9.0 km | 190 | 888 |
| Melaleuca Park Primary School, Mount Gambier | Government | Primary | 10.9 km | 107 | 882 |
| St Martins Lutheran College, Mount Gambier | Independent | Combined | 10.9 km | 810 | 1,028 |
| Grant High School, Mount Gambier | Government | Secondary | 11.2 km | 978 | 954 |
| Kongorong Primary School, Kongorong | Government | Primary | 13.4 km | 19 | 911 |
| Mil Lel Primary School, Mil Lel | Government | Primary | 14.1 km | 114 | 1,005 |
| Yahl Primary School, Yahl | Government | Primary | 15.4 km | 117 | 974 |
| Glenburnie Primary School, Glenburnie | Government | Primary | 16.9 km | 71 | 1,001 |
| Allendale East Area School, Allendale East | Government | Combined | 20.5 km | 134 | 926 |
| Kalangadoo Primary School, Kalangadoo | Government | Primary | 28.5 km | 22 | 885 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Grant [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407021150/grant/topic/education