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Education & Qualifications in Boors Plain

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Only 29.5% of residents in Boors Plain have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This lack of senior secondary schooling is reflected in the qualifications data, with university degrees being much less common here than in most other areas.

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Where Boors Plain sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Boors Plain — lower than 74% of areas.

Boors Plain9.1%
5554, SA 8.7%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below both the state and national figures, with only 29.5% of people finishing. Roughly 27% of residents stopped at Year 11 and 23% at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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29.5% —

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Boors Plain splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 11 (34%), with Year 10 at 29%.

Year 12 29.5% Year 11 27.3% Year 10 22.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.1% of the population, which is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.1% —

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Boors Plain, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 69%; Bachelor degree is next at 31%.

Certificate III / IV 50.0% Bachelor degree 22.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 22%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).

Field of qualification

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In Boors Plain, Engineering & related is the majority at 100%.

Engineering & related 22.2%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Boors Plain — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boors Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40141/boors-plain/topic/education