50.4% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blewitt Springs · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Blewitt Springs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Blewitt Springs, where 21.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While these levels are strong locally, the proportion of people who finished Year 12 is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this rate is well below the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blewitt Springs, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 11 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 37.7%. The number of people with a bachelor degree or higher is about the same as the state average, though well below the national figure.
21.7% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 Blewitt Springs, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications here at 18.8%, followed by management and commerce at 16.8% and health at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is smaller than most similar areas. This school has an advantage score that is higher than most areas.
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).
207
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Blewitt Springs
1 school — 207 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| McLaren Flat Primary School, Mclaren Flat | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 207 | 1,030 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blewitt Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40126/blewitt-springs/topic/education