44.6% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.4%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Currency Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Currency Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Currency Creek have remained steady, but they sit well below state and national benchmarks. Only 44.6% of people have finished Year 12, and university degrees are far less common here than in the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of the population finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 12 at 44.6%, followed by Year 11 at 21.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Currency Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.8% of the area, a figure well below the South Australian average. Trade certificates are the most common qualification, with 34.4% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
14.8% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.8%
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 Currency Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 16.5%, followed by management, commerce, society, and culture at 13.4% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are of a typical size for this level, though they have a lower advantage score than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
283
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
964
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Currency Creek
2 schools — 566 students, average ICSEA 964.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Goolwa Secondary College, Goolwa | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 285 | 957 |
| Goolwa Primary School, Goolwa | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 281 | 972 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Currency Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40342/currency-creek/topic/education