57.7% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.4%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Balhannah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Balhannah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the South Australian average for school completion, Balhannah has a highly educated population. More than half of the residents have finished Year 12, and one in four adults holds a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.7% of people finished Year 12, which is well above the South Australian figure and much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Balhannah, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 25.2% of the population, a little above the state average. Trade qualifications are also common, with 25.8% holding a Certificate III or IV.
25.2% ▲ +45.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Balhannah splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 17.2%, followed by engineering at 14.8% and health at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a school advantage score of 1,059, which is much higher than most areas. There are six schools within 3km, most of which are government-run primary schools.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
311
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,059
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Balhannah
6 schools — 1,868 students, average ICSEA 1,059.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 2
| Oakbank School, Oakbank | Government | Combined | 0.5 km | 337 | 993 |
| Hahndorf Primary School, Hahndorf | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 166 | 1,049 |
| St Michael's Lutheran School, Hahndorf Inc, Hahndorf | Independent | Primary | 4.5 km | 192 | 1,101 |
| The Hills Christian Community School, Verdun | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 640 | 1,092 |
| Littlehampton Primary School, Littlehampton | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 336 | 1,036 |
| Bridgewater Primary School, Bridgewater | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 197 | 1,076 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Balhannah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40066/balhannah/topic/education