31.3% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Black Springs · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Black Springs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 31.3% of residents in Black Springs have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This means a larger proportion of adults here have left school earlier than in most other Australian areas, shaping a local workforce with a high number of practical trade qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below the state and national figures, with only 31.3% of people finishing Year 12. About 30.7% of residents reached Year 10, while 14.8% left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Black Springs splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, as only 7.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the state average. Instead, most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 34.2% of the group.
7.7% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Black Springs, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are often focused on practical industries, with 17.1% in engineering and 11.7% in agriculture and the environment. Other common fields include management and commerce at 10.8% and health at 7.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school in the area, which is among the smallest in the country with an average size of just 3 students. While this is a very small school, there are 20 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas.
20.00
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality 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).
3
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Black Springs
1 school — 3 students, average ICSEA 961.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Black Springs Public School, Black Springs | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 3 | 961 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Black Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10388/black-springs/topic/education