39.9% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Curramulka · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Curramulka
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents have finished high school or university in Curramulka than in most other areas, which shapes the local skill set. Only 39.9% of people have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below both the state and national figures, with 39.9% of residents reaching this milestone. About 21.8% of the population finished Year 10, while 21% finished Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Curramulka, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 7.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 45.9% of adults.
7.9% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 Curramulka, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, led by Agriculture and Environment at 12.8%. Engineering and related subjects follow at 11.9%, with Health at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Curramulka has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school is very small with only 25 students. The local school is a government primary school.
16.67
Higher than 86% 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).
25
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
935
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Curramulka
1 school — 25 students, average ICSEA 935.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Curramulka Primary School, Curramulka | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 25 | 935 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Curramulka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40341/curramulka/topic/education