44.1% ▲ +45.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Harrisville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Harrisville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 7.4% of adults in Harrisville hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This is a community where traditional schooling and certificates are more common than university degrees. Many residents have left school before the final year, with a typical path focused on practical qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished Year 12 compared to the rest of Australia, with only 44.1% completing the year. This is much lower than the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Harrisville, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Practical training is common, as 43.4% of the highest qualifications held are Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the number of people with degrees is much lower than in most other areas.
7.4% ▲ +272.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Harrisville, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Harrisville are most likely to have studied Engineering (19.1%) or Society and Culture (12.1%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar places, with three primary schools within 3 km. These government schools are much smaller than average, with just 27 students each.
7.69
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
27
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
969
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Harrisville
3 schools — 82 students, average ICSEA 969.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Harrisville State School, Harrisville | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 41 | 964 |
| Mutdapilly State School, Mutdapilly | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 17 | 990 |
| Warrill View State School, Warrill View | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 24 | 963 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Harrisville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31301/harrisville/topic/education