51.6% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.0%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Armagh · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Armagh
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees are more common in Armagh than in most similar areas. While the typical resident is well-qualified for the region, the area still sits well below the national figure for those who finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents, 51.6%, finished Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains a little below the South Australian figure and well below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Armagh, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 11 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly one in five adults, 19.9%, holds a bachelor degree or higher. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
19.9% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 Armagh, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Armagh are spread across several fields, with engineering (16.5%), health (15.4%), and education (14.9%) being the most common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,017, which is higher than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
331
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Armagh
3 schools — 992 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Secondary 1 · Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Clare High School, Clare | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 428 | 994 |
| St Joseph's School, Clare | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 314 | 1,074 |
| Clare Primary School, Clare | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 250 | 983 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Armagh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40041/armagh/topic/education