43.3% ▲ +23.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clare · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Clare
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Clare have finished Year 12, reflecting a local workforce more reliant on trade and practical skills than university degrees. This is seen in the fact that only 16.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 43.3% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is far below both the South Australian and national averages. Other common highest years of school include Year 11 at 21.9% and Year 10 at 16.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Clare, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV is the most common top qualification at 33.8%. This supports the low rate of university degrees, as the 16.7% with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the state and national figures.
16.7% ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 Clare, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are spread across various fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 14.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.1% and Health at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Families have good access to education with 5.69 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas. Local schools also have an advantage score of 1,017, which is higher than most areas.
5.69
Higher than 61% 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).
331
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Clare
3 schools — 992 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Clare Primary School, Clare | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 250 | 983 |
| St Joseph's School, Clare | Catholic | Combined | 0.6 km | 314 | 1,074 |
| Clare High School, Clare | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 428 | 994 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clare [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40259/clare/topic/education