48.4% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Back Valley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Back Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Back Valley than across the rest of the country. Only 48.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend of lower formal education levels carries through to adult qualifications as well.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well below the South Australian average, with just 48.4% of people finishing their final year of school. Around 24.2% of residents stopped at Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Back Valley, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 10 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.4% of the population, which is well below both the state and national figures. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.9%.
16.4% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 16.4%
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 Back Valley, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Health and Management & Commerce both at 14.3%. Engineering and related fields follow at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with an average size of 585 students.
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).
585
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,006
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Back Valley
3 schools — 1,755 students, average ICSEA 1,006.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 1 · Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Investigator College, Victor Harbor | Independent | Combined | 8.1 km | 668 | 1,065 |
| Victor Harbor High School, Victor Harbor | Government | Secondary | 9.2 km | 633 | 974 |
| Victor Harbor Primary School, Victor Harbor | Government | Primary | 10.2 km | 454 | 963 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Back Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40057/back-valley/topic/education