29.1% ▲ +23.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ardrossan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ardrossan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Ardrossan have finished high school or gone to university compared to other parts of the country. Only 29.1% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend of lower formal schooling is reflected in the low number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much lower than most areas at 29.1%, falling far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. Many residents finished school earlier, with 26.4% reaching Year 10 and 19.6% reaching Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →Ardrossan splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (32%) and Year 10 (29%), with Year 11 at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 7.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, trade certificates are more common, with 41.2% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
7.2% ▲ +47.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Ardrossan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 18%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.3% and Health at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ardrossan has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school size is smaller than usual. The area is served by one government-run combined school within 3 km.
7.35
Higher than 68% 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).
137
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
959
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ardrossan
1 school — 137 students, average ICSEA 959.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Ardrossan Area School, Ardrossan | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 137 | 959 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ardrossan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40039/ardrossan/topic/education