31.7% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Allendale East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Allendale East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents have finished high school or university in Allendale East compared to the rest of the country. Only 31.7% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This makes it an area where most adults have left school earlier or hold trade-based qualifications instead of degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below both the South Australian and national figures. A significant number of people left school earlier, with 17.6% finishing at Year 10 and 15.2% finishing at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Allendale East, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 4.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. Instead, nearly half of the community holds a Certificate III or IV.
4.2% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Allendale East, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 72%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 24%, followed by Management and commerce at 14%.
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, though they are typically smaller. The only school here is a government combined primary and secondary school.
8.13
Higher than 71% 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).
134
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
926
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Allendale East
1 school — 134 students, average ICSEA 926.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Allendale East Area School, Allendale East | Government | Combined | 0.4 km | 134 | 926 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Allendale East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40013/allendale-east/topic/education