43.3% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Elliston · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Elliston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Elliston have stayed fairly steady over the last decade. Only 43.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While a fair number of people hold trade certificates, university degrees are less common here than in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Elliston finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with 43.3% completing Year 12. This is 16 points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Elliston, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 11 (18%) and Year 10 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with 15.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below South Australia's figure of 22.7%, though nearly 30% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
15.2% ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 15.2%
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 Elliston, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in health, at 15.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.6%. Education and society and culture also make up a significant portion of the study fields.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Elliston has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school is much smaller. There is one government combined school within 3km, which has a lower advantage score than most areas.
12.35
Higher than 79% 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).
61
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Elliston
1 school — 61 students, average ICSEA 961.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Elliston Area School, Elliston | Government | Combined | 29.3 km | 61 | 961 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Elliston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40405/elliston/topic/education