53.8% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.3%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Aldinga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Aldinga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A much higher share of adults in Aldinga hold university degrees than in most similar areas. While 27.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, only 53.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 53.8%, which is about the same as the South Australian average but well below the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Aldinga, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 11 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 27.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the South Australian figure of 22.7%.
27.5% ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Aldinga splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are society and culture at 14.4%, followed by health at 11.7% and management and commerce at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Aldinga has two government schools within 3km, both of which are larger than those in most similar areas. These schools have a lower average advantage score than most others.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
604
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
956
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Aldinga
2 schools — 1,208 students, average ICSEA 956.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Aldinga Payinthi College, Aldinga | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 831 | 954 |
| Aldinga Beach Primary School, Aldinga | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 377 | 959 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Aldinga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40009/aldinga/topic/education