40.3% ▲ +35.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Berri · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Berri
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Berri has remained lower than the national average, with only 40.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This gap is seen across all levels of learning, from high school completion to university degrees. The area has a strong focus on trade certificates and practical qualifications rather than academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. Around 18.8% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 15.5% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Berri, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (20%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 11.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.7% of people.
11.5% ▲ +20.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 Berri, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are most often trained in society and culture (15%) or management and commerce (14%). Engineering (13.3%), health (10.4%) and education (8.3%) are also common fields of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Berri has more schools per child than most similar areas, with four schools within 3km. However, the average school advantage score is 933, which is much lower than most other areas.
6.07
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
269
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
933
Lower 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 Berri
4 schools — 1,075 students, average ICSEA 933.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Berri Regional Secondary College, Berri | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 662 | 935 |
| Riverland Special School, Berri | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | 66 | 920 |
| Berri Primary School, Berri | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 250 | 923 |
| Our Lady of the River School, Berri | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 97 | 950 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Berri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40098/berri/topic/education