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South Australia - Outback · Region (SA4)

Education & Qualifications in South Australia - Outback

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

Only 37.8% of people in South Australia - Outback completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This is an area where few residents hold university degrees, though school completion rates have risen by 6.5 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 South Australia - Outback, Region (SA4)

Where South Australia - Outback sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.5% ▲ +28.3%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is South Australia - Outback — lower than 90% of areas.

South Australia - Outback10.5%
Rest of SA 11.3%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below both the state and national figures, though it has improved over the last decade. About 21.4% of residents reached Year 11 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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37.8% ▲ +20.6%

Lower than 86% 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 South Australia - Outback, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (21%).

Year 12 37.8% Year 11 21.4% Year 10 19.1% Year 9 or below 11.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare here, with only 10.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 39.7%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.5% ▲ +28.3%

Lower than 90% 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 South Australia - Outback, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.

Certificate III / IV 39.7% Bachelor degree 14.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.0% Certificate I / II 3.4% Postgraduate degree 3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 19.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.5%.

Schools

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

The region has a high number of schools per child, but they are typically much smaller than in other areas. Government schools make up 88.2% of the sector, and 61.8% of these are combined primary and secondary schools.

Average school ICSEA

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931

Lower than 90% 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 South Australia - Outback

68 schools — 13,461 students, average ICSEA 931.

By sector: Government 60 · Catholic 4 · Independent 4

By type: Combined 42 · Primary 23 · Secondary 3
Whyalla Secondary College, Whyalla Norrie Government Secondary — 1,004 900
Samaritan College - St John's Campus, Whyalla Catholic Combined — 881 979
St Joseph's School, Port Lincoln Catholic Combined — 829 1,015
Port Lincoln High School, Port Lincoln Government Secondary — 767 923
Port Augusta Secondary School, Port Augusta Government Secondary — 662 848
Caritas College, Port Augusta West Catholic Combined — 541 995
Roxby Downs Area School, Roxby Downs Government Combined — 491 922
Navigator College, Port Lincoln Independent Combined — 466 1,013
Ceduna Area School, Ceduna Government Combined — 448 859
Cummins Area School, Cummins Government Combined — 382 994
Port Lincoln Primary School, Port Lincoln Government Primary — 332 952
Cleve Area School, Cleve Government Combined — 324 988
Whyalla Town Primary School, Whyalla Government Primary — 318 989
Stirling North Primary School, Stirling North Government Primary — 317 938
Port Lincoln Junior Primary School, Port Lincoln Government Primary — 277 974
Streaky Bay Area School, Streaky Bay Government Combined — 276 977
Nicolson Avenue Primary School, Whyalla Norrie Government Primary — 261 885
Sunrise Christian School Whyalla, Whyalla Norrie Independent Combined — 257 1,006
Tumby Bay Area School, Tumby Bay Government Combined — 237 988
Memorial Oval Primary School, Whyalla Government Primary — 206 919
St Barbara's Parish School, Roxby Downs Catholic Combined — 201 975
Kirton Point Primary School, Port Lincoln Government Primary — 195 896
Augusta Park Primary School, Port Augusta Government Primary — 190 795
Wudinna Area School, Wudinna Government Combined — 188 997
Kimba Area School, Kimba Government Combined — 187 992
Coober Pedy Area School, Coober Pedy Government Combined — 175 785
Hincks Avenue Primary School, Whyalla Norrie Government Primary — 170 833
Cowell Area School, Cowell Government Combined — 169 969
Seaview Christian College, Port Augusta Independent Combined — 168 883
Port Augusta West Primary School, Port Augusta West Government Primary — 150 924
Ernabella Anangu School, Ghan Government Combined — 148 —
Flinders View Primary School, Port Augusta West Government Primary — 141 761
Long Street Primary School, Whyalla Norrie Government Primary — 140 895
Crossways Lutheran School Ceduna, Ceduna Independent Combined — 134 793
Poonindie Community Learning Centre, Poonindie Government Primary — 131 984
Quorn Area School, Quorn Government Combined — 117 910
Amata Anangu School, Amata Government Combined — 106 —
Carlton School, Port Augusta Government Combined — 99 685
Indulkana Anangu School, Indulkana Government Combined — 97 —
Willsden Primary School, Port Augusta Government Primary — 86 758
Karcultaby Area School, Karcultaby Government Combined — 83 998
Whyalla Stuart Primary School R-6, Whyalla Stuart Government Primary — 79 756
Mimili Anangu School, Mimili Government Combined — 75 —
Lake Wangary School, Wangary Government Primary — 74 970
Fisk Street Primary School, Whyalla Norrie Government Primary — 63 857
Whyalla Special Education Centre, Whyalla Norrie Government Combined — 63 890
Fregon Anangu School, Fregon Government Combined — 62 715
Elliston Area School, Elliston Government Combined — 61 961
Miltaburra Area School, Wirrulla Government Combined — 61 962
Pipalyatjara Anangu School, Pipalyatjara Government Combined — 59 —
Yalata Anangu School, Yalata Government Combined — 50 —
Lincoln Gardens Primary School, Port Lincoln Government Primary — 49 701
Hawker Area School, Hawker Government Combined — 45 930
Lock Area School, Lock Government Combined — 43 960
Leigh Creek Area School, Leigh Creek Government Combined — 42 791
Port Augusta Special School, Port Augusta Government Combined — 40 860
Penong Primary School, Penong Government Primary — 36 870
Ungarra Primary School, Ungarra Government Primary — 33 1,005
Koonibba Aboriginal School, Koonibba Government Primary — 27 —
Port Neill Primary School, Port Neill Government Primary — 26 1,060
Port Lincoln Special School, Port Lincoln Government Combined — 20 900
Marree Aboriginal School, Marree Government Combined — 19 781
Oak Valley Aboriginal School, Oak Valley Government Combined — 18 —
Andamooka Primary School, Andamooka Government Primary — 16 —
Oodnadatta Aboriginal School, Oodnadatta Government Combined — 16 —
Kenmore Park Anangu School, Alice Springs Government Combined — 14 —
Woomera Area School, Woomera Government Combined — 10 954
Murputja Anangu School, Alice Springs Government Combined — 9 —

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 South Australia - Outback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/406/south-australia-outback/topic/education