37.6% ▲ +25.5%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wattle Range · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Wattle Range
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 37.6% of residents in Wattle Range finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. While school completion and university degrees have both risen since 2011, the area still sees far fewer people with high-level qualifications than most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%, though it has risen 7.7 percentage points since 2011. Currently, 22.4% of people stopped at Year 11 and 19.4% at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wattle Range, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.6% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 38.5% of the total.
10.6% ▲ +56.4%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 Wattle Range, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 19.2%, followed by management and commerce at 10.5% and education at 9.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five government schools, which is more than 71% of similar areas. These schools are among the smallest at this level, with a typical size of 56 students and total enrolments of 279.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
8.47
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Lower than 90% 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).
279
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
56
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Lower than 61% 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 Wattle Range
5 schools — 279 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 5
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1
| Rendelsham Primary School, Rendelsham | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 39 | 1,007 |
| Mount Burr Primary School, Mount Burr | Government | Primary | 17.5 km | 37 | 959 |
| Beachport Primary School, Beachport | Government | Primary | 27.6 km | 49 | 1,001 |
| Glencoe Central Primary School, Glencoe | Government | Primary | 28.9 km | 48 | 997 |
| Kangaroo Inn Area School, Kangaroo Inn | Government | Combined | 29.7 km | 106 | 990 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wattle Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407021158/wattle-range/topic/education