24.5% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blanchetown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Blanchetown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Blanchetown have remained quite low over time, with only 4.5% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. This is far below the national figure, reflecting a community where most residents have not pursued university studies.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the lowest for similar areas at 24.5%, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 10 at 29.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blanchetown, the largest group is Year 10 at 33%, followed by Year 12 (28%) and Year 11 (25%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, as the 4.5% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is far below the Australian figure. Instead, nearly half of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
4.5% ▲ +42.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Blanchetown, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 68%; Bachelor degree is next at 11%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 12.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 9.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Blanchetown has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the typical school is very small with only 11 students. The local school is a government primary school with a lower advantage score than most areas.
29.41
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
11
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower 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 Blanchetown
1 school — 11 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Blanchetown Primary School, Blanchetown | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 11 | 965 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blanchetown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40124/blanchetown/topic/education