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Limestone Coast · Sub-region (SA3)

Education & Qualifications in Limestone Coast

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Nearly 40% of adults in Limestone Coast have a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the region. While the area has more schools per child than most, overall school and university completion rates remain far below the national figures.

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📍 Limestone Coast, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Limestone Coast sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.0% ▲ +35.9%

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Limestone Coast — lower than 87% of areas.

Limestone Coast11.0%
Rest of SA 11.3%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is much lower than most areas at 39.1%, which is far below the 58.8% national figure, although this has risen 6.9 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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39.1% ▲ +21.3%

Lower than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Limestone Coast, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (21%).

Year 12 39.1% Year 11 21.3% Year 10 19.0% Year 9 or below 12.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 11.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the South Australian average of 22.7%. This proportion has grown by 2.9 points over the last decade.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.0% ▲ +35.9%

Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 15.8%, followed by management and commerce at 14.2%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

The region has 45 schools and 3.85 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the typical school size of 233 is much lower than in other similar regions.

Average school ICSEA

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975

Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Limestone Coast

45 schools — 10,479 students, average ICSEA 975.

By sector: Government 40 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2

By type: Primary 30 · Combined 9 · Secondary 6
Tenison Woods College, Mount Gambier Catholic Combined — 1,552 1,031
Grant High School, Mount Gambier Government Secondary — 978 954
St Martins Lutheran College, Mount Gambier Independent Combined — 810 1,028
Mount Gambier High School, Mount Gambier Government Secondary — 778 946
Reidy Park Primary School, Mount Gambier Government Primary — 474 990
Naracoorte High School, Naracoorte Government Secondary — 457 952
McDonald Park School, Mount Gambier Government Primary — 379 948
Millicent High School, Millicent Government Secondary — 349 926
Kingston Community School, Kingston Se Government Combined — 330 961
Naracoorte Primary School, Naracoorte Government Primary — 313 995
Bordertown Primary School, Bordertown Government Primary — 311 966
Bordertown High School, Bordertown Government Secondary — 307 969
Keith Area School, Keith Government Combined — 295 968
Naracoorte South Primary School, Naracoorte Government Primary — 265 918
Millicent North Primary School, Millicent Government Primary — 203 951
Lucindale Area School, Lucindale Government Combined — 197 982
Mount Gambier North Primary School, Mount Gambier Government Primary — 190 888
Mulga Street Primary School, Mount Gambier Government Primary — 189 943
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Millicent Catholic Primary — 166 1,004
Allendale East Area School, Allendale East Government Combined — 134 926
Penola Primary School, Penola Government Primary — 133 977
Moorak Primary School, Moorak Government Primary — 117 976
Yahl Primary School, Yahl Government Primary — 117 974
Mil Lel Primary School, Mil Lel Government Primary — 114 1,005
Penola High School, Penola Government Secondary — 113 933
Sunrise Christian School Naracoorte, Naracoorte Independent Combined — 109 1,032
Melaleuca Park Primary School, Mount Gambier Government Primary — 107 882
Kangaroo Inn Area School, Kangaroo Inn Government Combined — 106 990
Suttontown Primary School, Suttontown Government Primary — 101 960
Robe Primary School, Robe Government Primary — 97 994
Compton Primary School, Suttontown Government Primary — 76 980
Mundulla Primary School, Mundulla Government Primary — 73 960
Glenburnie Primary School, Glenburnie Government Primary — 71 1,001
Newbery Park Primary School, Millicent Government Primary — 64 917
Gordon Education Centre, Mount Gambier Government Combined — 62 951
Mary MacKillop Memorial School, Penola Catholic Primary — 57 1,029
Beachport Primary School, Beachport Government Primary — 49 1,001
Glencoe Central Primary School, Glencoe Government Primary — 48 997
Rendelsham Primary School, Rendelsham Government Primary — 39 1,007
Mount Burr Primary School, Mount Burr Government Primary — 37 959
Padthaway Primary School, Padthaway Government Primary — 27 977
Frances Primary School, Frances Government Primary — 26 981
Kalangadoo Primary School, Kalangadoo Government Primary — 22 885
Kongorong Primary School, Kongorong Government Primary — 19 911
Nangwarry Primary School, Nangwarry Government Primary — 18 874

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Limestone Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40702/limestone-coast/topic/education