42.2% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Callington · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Callington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in Callington compared to the state and national figures. This is a place where vocational training is more common than university degrees, with only 12.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Callington, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 46.6% of adults. This contributes to a university rate that is far below the national figure.
12.3% ▲ +52.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Callington, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 19.2%, followed by society and culture at 15.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Callington has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, though the average school size is much lower than most. The area is served by one government primary school.
9.17
Higher than 73% 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).
71
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
975
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Callington
1 school — 71 students, average ICSEA 975.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Callington Primary School, Callington | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 71 | 975 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Callington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40203/callington/topic/education