55.4% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Direk · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Direk
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a third of adults in Direk hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. This is a place where education levels are higher than most similar areas, though university degrees are less common than the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.4% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas and roughly the same as the South Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Direk, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 11 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications include bachelor degrees for 19.4% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average of 26.3%.
19.4% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 Direk, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 20.1%, followed by society and culture at 15.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km of the area, all of which are government run. These schools are much larger than those in most similar areas, though they have a much lower average advantage score.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
641
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
916
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Direk
4 schools — 2,564 students, average ICSEA 916.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Lake Windemere B-6 School, Salisbury North | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 426 | 924 |
| Burton Primary School, Burton | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 422 | 946 |
| Paralowie School, Paralowie | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,373 | 909 |
| Salisbury North Primary School, Salisbury North | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 343 | 897 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Direk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40366/direk/topic/education