47.7% ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Aldinga Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Aldinga Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Aldinga Beach, held by 41.9% of adults. The area generally has lower levels of formal schooling and degrees compared to both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the South Australian figure of 54.6% and far below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Aldinga Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 11 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here than elsewhere, with 13.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the state average of 22.7%.
13.6% ▲ +51.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
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 Aldinga Beach, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.9%, and society and culture at 15.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most in similar areas, though the area has among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children. All schools in the area are government-run.
0.45
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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 Beach
2 schools — 1,208 students, average ICSEA 956.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Aldinga Beach Primary School, Aldinga | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 377 | 959 |
| Aldinga Payinthi College, Aldinga | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 831 | 954 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Aldinga Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40010/aldinga-beach/topic/education