38.6% ▲ +22.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bordertown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bordertown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of residents in Bordertown hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. This highlights a local workforce geared toward trade and vocational skills rather than university degrees. Higher education levels are far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 38.6% of residents finishing their final year. This is 20 percentage points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bordertown, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 10.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
10.1% ▲ +34.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Bordertown, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most popular fields are engineering and related subjects at 19.3%, followed by management and commerce at 16.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bordertown has three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. All of these are government schools, with a typical size of 230 students.
3.80
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
230
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
967
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bordertown
3 schools — 691 students, average ICSEA 967.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Bordertown Primary School, Bordertown | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 311 | 966 |
| Bordertown High School, Bordertown | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 307 | 969 |
| Mundulla Primary School, Mundulla | Government | Primary | 9.2 km | 73 | 960 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bordertown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40142/bordertown/topic/education