40.7% ▲ +20.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Buckland Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Buckland Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 40.7% of people in Buckland Park finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap in schooling is seen across the board, with very few adults holding university degrees compared to the rest of the state. Most local qualifications are focused on trade certificates rather than higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 40.7%, which is far below both South Australia and Australia. About 22.1% of residents finished at Year 9 or below, while 11.6% reached Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Buckland Park, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 9 or below (24%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 4.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. Trade qualifications are more common, with 37% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
4.8% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Buckland Park, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and Management and Commerce, both at 29.6%, followed by Architecture and Building at 18.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is larger than those in about 59% of similar areas. This school has an advantage score of 992, placing it around the middle for its level.
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).
487
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Buckland Park
1 school — 487 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Virginia Primary School, Virginia | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 487 | 992 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Buckland Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40178/buckland-park/topic/education