33.6% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Moonta · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in East Moonta
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 33.6% of people in East Moonta have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap in school completion is reflected in the area's low number of university degrees. Most adults here hold trade certificates rather than higher academic qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the South Australian average, with only 33.6% of residents finishing their final school year. About 23.6% of people stopped at Year 10, while 18.2% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Moonta, the largest group is Year 12 at 34%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 10 (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 4.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, trade qualifications are common, with 44.4% of qualified adults holding a Certificate III or IV.
4.8% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 East Moonta, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 31%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 20.4%, followed by society and culture at 16.7%. Engineering and architecture also make up a significant share of study areas.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government school within 3km, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. This school has an average advantage score of 924, which is much lower 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).
253
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
924
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving East Moonta
1 school — 253 students, average ICSEA 924.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Moonta Area School, Moonta | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 253 | 924 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Moonta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40383/east-moonta/topic/education