50.5% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.8%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bethany · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bethany
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of over 8 percentage points separates Bethany from the national rate of Year 12 completion. While only 50.5% of people finished school, a striking 26.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of the population completed Year 12, though this is well below the 54.6% seen across South Australia. Other common highest school years include Year 11 at 20.2% and Year 10 at 13.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bethany, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 11 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 26.5%, which is well above the South Australian figure of 22.7%. Most of these higher qualifications are bachelor degrees at 22.7%, followed by certificates and diplomas.
26.5% ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Bethany splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (28%) and Certificate III / IV (25%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Bethany are spread across several fields, with agriculture and environment and health both accounting for 14.7% of degrees and certificates.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are larger and have much higher advantage scores than most other areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
620
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,047
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bethany
2 schools — 1,239 students, average ICSEA 1,047.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Faith Lutheran College - Faith Campus, Tanunda | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 816 | 1,060 |
| Tanunda Primary School, Tanunda | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 423 | 1,021 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bethany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40099/bethany/topic/education