38.2% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Adelaide Lead · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Adelaide Lead
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Adelaide Lead have completed secondary school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 38.2% of people have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend carries through to higher education, where the number of people with a university degree is also much lower than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.2% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. About 23.5% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Adelaide Lead, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with only 11.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
11.3% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 Adelaide Lead, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 30%, followed by Health at 20%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than those in other areas, with an average size of 550 students.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
550
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
960
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 Adelaide Lead
3 schools — 1,650 students, average ICSEA 960.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Maryborough Education Centre, Maryborough | Government | Combined | 6.9 km | 921 | 921 |
| Highview College, Maryborough | Independent | Secondary | 7.2 km | 463 | 1,005 |
| St Augustine's School, Maryborough | Catholic | Primary | 7.2 km | 266 | 1,016 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Adelaide Lead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20009/adelaide-lead/topic/education