47.2% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.4%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cummins · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cummins
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Cummins have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap in basic schooling is mirrored in higher education, where the proportion of people with a university degree is much lower than across South Australia and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.2% of people finished Year 12, which is well below the South Australian rate of 54.6% and far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 21.8% of residents stopped after Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cummins, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 11 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 11.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national average, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most typical, held by 40.4% of people.
11.5% ▲ +48.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 Cummins, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering at 18.3%, followed by management and commerce at 13.5% and education at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government-run combined school, which is typical in size and advantage for its level. There is one school within 3 km, making it larger than about 59% of similar areas.
4.67
Higher than 57% 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).
382
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cummins
1 school — 382 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Cummins Area School, Cummins | Government | Combined | 8.2 km | 382 | 994 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cummins [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40336/cummins/topic/education