54.8% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.9%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alma · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Alma
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap in higher education defines Alma, where the share of adults with a university degree is well below both the state and national figures. While over half the population has finished Year 12, the community relies more heavily on trade certificates than on degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas and nearly the same as the South Australian average. However, this is well below the national figure by 4.1 percentage points.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Alma, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 16.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well below the South Australian and Australian averages. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 42.9% of the population.
16.7% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 Alma, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 35%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 32.1%, followed by agriculture and environment at 25.0%. Health and natural sciences also make up a significant share of study areas.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a common pattern as this is smaller than about 59% of similar areas in this regard.
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Lower than 99% 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).
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40015/alma/topic/education