49.2% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Delamere · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Delamere
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Steady educational patterns define Delamere, where nearly half of the residents have finished Year 12. While high school completion is lower than the national figure, a diverse mix of certificates and degrees supports the local workforce.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49.2% of people here completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. Another 20% stopped after Year 11, and 17.7% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Delamere, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 11 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Degrees are less common here than across the state; 16.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.9% of adults.
16.5% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 16.5%
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 Delamere, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Delamere cover a wide range of fields, with Education (18.1%) and Engineering (16.9%) being the most common, followed by Management and commerce at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most others with an average size of 29 students. This school has a lower advantage score than most areas.
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).
29
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
975
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Delamere
1 school — 29 students, average ICSEA 975.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Rapid Bay Primary School, Rapid Bay | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 29 | 975 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Delamere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40360/delamere/topic/education