44.6% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cunningham · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cunningham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Cunningham hold high-level degrees compared to most similar areas. Only 8.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. This reflects a local workforce that relies more on practical qualifications than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far below the Australian figure, with 44.6% of residents finishing school. This is well below the 54.6% seen across South Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cunningham, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 11 (35%) and Year 10 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade certificates are the most common qualification here, with 35.9% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the proportion of adults with a university degree is much lower than in most areas.
8.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Cunningham, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 28.2%, followed by management and commerce at 17.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government combined school within 3km, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. However, the typical school size is lower than most areas and it has a lower average advantage score.
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).
137
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
959
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cunningham
1 school — 137 students, average ICSEA 959.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Ardrossan Area School, Ardrossan | Government | Combined | 8.7 km | 137 | 959 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cunningham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40339/cunningham/topic/education