30.9% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara compared to the rest of the country. Only 30.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in school completion is mirrored in higher education, where the number of adults with a university degree is also much lower than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. Roughly 19.7% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10 or earlier, and another 19.7% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.9% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification held is a Certificate III or IV, at 24.3%.
10.9% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Certificate I / II (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Education at 16.2% and Society and Culture at 14.9%. Engineering and related subjects follow at 9.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the average school size is much lower at 71 students. All schools are government-run combined primary and secondary institutions.
21.74
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
71
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
715
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
8 schools — 570 students, average ICSEA 715.
By sector: Government 8
By type: Combined 8
| Fregon Anangu School, Fregon | Government | Combined | 72.7 km | 62 | 715 |
| Amata Anangu School, Amata | Government | Combined | 103.6 km | 106 | — |
| Ernabella Anangu School, Ghan | Government | Combined | 114.8 km | 148 | — |
| Mimili Anangu School, Mimili | Government | Combined | 132.4 km | 75 | — |
| Kenmore Park Anangu School, Alice Springs | Government | Combined | 134.1 km | 14 | — |
| Murputja Anangu School, Alice Springs | Government | Combined | 154.9 km | 9 | — |
| Indulkana Anangu School, Indulkana | Government | Combined | 192.2 km | 97 | — |
| Pipalyatjara Anangu School, Pipalyatjara | Government | Combined | 240.5 km | 59 | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40022/anangu-pitjantjatjara-yankunytjatjara/topic/education