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Barossa - Yorke - Mid North · Region (SA4)

Education & Qualifications in Barossa - Yorke - Mid North

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

Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, held by 39.9% of residents. This region generally has lower levels of formal schooling and degrees compared to both the state and the rest of the country. However, more people have finished Year 12 and earned degrees than they did ten years ago.

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📍 Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, Region (SA4)

Where Barossa - Yorke - Mid North sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.3% ▲ +36.7%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Barossa - Yorke - Mid North — lower than 87% of areas.

Barossa - Yorke - Mid North11.3%
Rest of SA 11.3%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 38.6% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This is much lower than most areas, though the rate has risen 7.7 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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38.6% ▲ +24.9%

Lower than 83% of region (sa4) areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (21%).

Year 12 38.6% Year 11 21.7% Year 10 19.5% Year 9 or below 12.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.3% of the population, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. This proportion has increased by 3.0 points over the last decade.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.3% ▲ +36.7%

Lower than 87% of region (sa4) areas.

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

Highest qualification level

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In Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.

Certificate III / IV 39.9% Bachelor degree 15.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.2% Certificate I / II 3.1% Postgraduate degree 2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this region are most often in Engineering and related fields at 17.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.9%. Health and Society and culture also make up significant shares at 11.3% and 10.9% respectively.

Schools

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

The area has 86 schools, and while these are among the smallest in the country with an average size of 189 students, there are 4.52 schools per 1,000 children, which is among the highest for this level.

Average school ICSEA

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976

Lower than 73% of region (sa4) 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 Barossa - Yorke - Mid North

86 schools — 16,231 students, average ICSEA 976.

By sector: Government 70 · Independent 9 · Catholic 7

By type: Primary 56 · Combined 22 · Secondary 8
Kadina Memorial School, Kadina Government Combined — 1,184 951
Nuriootpa High School, Nuriootpa Government Secondary — 1,133 990
St Mark's College - Bosco Campus, Port Pirie Catholic Combined — 945 1,002
Faith Lutheran College - Faith Campus, Tanunda Independent Combined — 816 1,060
John Pirie Secondary School, Port Pirie Government Secondary — 691 894
Kapunda High School, Kapunda Government Secondary — 594 972
Horizon Christian School, Balaklava Independent Combined — 515 989
Maitland Lutheran School, Maitland Independent Combined — 480 984
Clare High School, Clare Government Secondary — 428 994
Balaklava High School, Balaklava Government Secondary — 425 948
Tanunda Primary School, Tanunda Government Primary — 423 1,021
Redeemer Lutheran School, Nuriootpa Independent Primary — 384 1,047
St Joseph's School, Clare Catholic Combined — 314 1,074
Harvest Christian College, Kadina Independent Combined — 302 983
Risdon Park Primary School, Port Pirie Government Primary — 300 944
Kapunda Primary School, Kapunda Government Primary — 274 987
Minlaton District School, Minlaton Government Combined — 268 965
Angaston Primary School, Angaston Government Primary — 258 1,032
Moonta Area School, Moonta Government Combined — 253 924
Jamestown Community School, Jamestown Government Combined — 251 998
Clare Primary School, Clare Government Primary — 250 983
Freeling Primary School, Freeling Government Primary — 241 990
Balaklava Primary School, Balaklava Government Primary — 236 945
Eudunda Area School, Eudunda Government Combined — 223 950
Yorketown Area School, Yorketown Government Combined — 220 940
Mid North Christian College, Port Pirie Independent Combined — 203 998
Port Pirie West Primary School, Port Pirie Government Primary — 201 873
Burra Community School, Burra Government Combined — 194 964
Riverton and District High School, Riverton Government Secondary — 184 943
Williamstown Primary School, Williamstown Government Primary — 184 1,001
Gladstone High School, Gladstone Government Secondary — 183 967
Nuriootpa Primary School, Nuriootpa Government Primary — 183 963
Solomontown Primary School, Port Pirie Government Primary — 183 881
Booleroo Centre District School, Booleroo Centre Government Combined — 168 970
Port Broughton Area School, Port Broughton Government Combined — 152 980
St Jakobi Lutheran School, Lyndoch Independent Primary — 148 1,031
Orroroo Area School, Orroroo Government Combined — 144 991
St Mary MacKillop School, Wallaroo Catholic Combined — 139 968
Ardrossan Area School, Ardrossan Government Combined — 137 959
Central Yorke School, Maitland Government Combined — 132 854
Airdale Primary School, Port Pirie Government Primary — 119 783
Mallala Primary School, Mallala Government Primary — 116 982
Crystal Brook Primary School, Crystal Brook Government Primary — 106 977
Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Angaston, Angaston Independent Primary — 96 1,043
Greenock Primary School, Greenock Government Primary — 93 990
Sandy Creek Primary School, Cockatoo Valley Government Primary — 93 993
Wallaroo Mines Primary School, Kadina Government Primary — 92 899
Riverton Primary School, Riverton Government Primary — 81 959
Gladstone Primary School, Gladstone Government Primary — 79 980
St Columba's Memorial School, Yorketown Catholic Primary — 79 984
St James School, Jamestown Catholic Primary — 73 1,029
Lyndoch Primary School, Lyndoch Government Primary — 68 1,008
Wallaroo Primary School, Wallaroo Government Primary — 65 865
Laura Primary School, Laura Government Primary — 62 993
St Joseph's School, Peterborough Catholic Combined — 62 873
Mount Pleasant Primary School, Mount Pleasant Government Primary — 58 994
Napperby Primary School, Napperby Government Primary — 57 920
Peterborough High School, Peterborough Government Secondary — 53 931
St Joseph's Parish School, Gladstone Catholic Primary — 53 1,046
Wilmington Primary School, Wilmington Government Primary — 51 980
Blyth Primary School, Blyth Government Primary — 48 974
Saddleworth Primary School, Saddleworth Government Primary — 46 943
St John's Lutheran School, Eudunda Independent Primary — 46 1,017
Auburn Primary School, Auburn Government Primary — 44 947
Peterborough Primary School, Peterborough Government Primary — 40 887
Light Pass Primary School, Light Pass Government Primary — 38 939
Warooka Primary School, Warooka Government Primary — 38 955
Owen Primary School, Owen Government Primary — 36 1,053
Snowtown Primary School, Snowtown Government Primary — 35 965
Bute Early Learning and Primary School, Bute Government Primary — 34 978
Hamley Bridge Primary School, Hamley Bridge Government Primary — 33 940
Port Wakefield Primary School, Port Wakefield Government Primary — 33 927
Wasleys Primary School, Wasleys Government Primary — 33 1,022
Manoora Primary School, Manoora Government Primary — 29 947
Watervale Primary School, Watervale Government Primary — 29 1,033
Curramulka Primary School, Curramulka Government Primary — 25 935
Booborowie Primary School, Booborowie Government Primary — 21 1,010
Koolunga Primary School, Koolunga Government Primary — 20 1,013
Spalding Primary School, Spalding Government Primary — 19 1,057
Stansbury Primary School, Stansbury Government Primary — 18 954
Mid North Education Centre, Port Pirie Government Combined — 17 873
Melrose Primary School, Melrose Government Primary — 14 1,014
Springton Primary School, Springton Government Primary — 13 1,006
Tarlee Primary School, Tarlee Government Primary — 10 926
Robertstown Primary School, Robertstown Government Primary — 8 —
Brinkworth Primary and Early Childhood Centre, Brinkworth Government Primary — 5 944

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 Barossa - Yorke - Mid North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/405/barossa-yorke-mid-north/topic/education