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Education & Qualifications in Foul Bay

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Foul Bay sits among the lowest performing areas for higher education, with no residents holding a bachelor degree. This lack of university qualifications is a stark contrast to the state and national figures.

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📍 Foul Bay, Suburb / Locality

Where Foul Bay sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Foul Bay — lower than 99% of areas.

Foul Bay0.0%
5577, SA 6.8%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 42.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 54.6% seen in South Australia and the 58.8% national figure. Other common peaks in schooling include Year 10 at 31.6% and Year 11 at 21.1%.

Completed Year 12

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42.1% —

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Foul Bay, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (20%).

Year 12 42.1% Year 10 31.6% Year 11 21.1% Year 9 or below 13.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, a gap of 26 points compared to the national average. Instead, the most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV, held by 37.5% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Foul Bay, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 69%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 31%.

Certificate III / IV 37.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are mostly in management and commerce at 20.8%. Engineering and agriculture and environment both account for 12.5% of the qualifications held.

Field of qualification

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In Foul Bay, the largest group is Management & commerce at 45%, followed by Engineering & related (27%) and Agriculture & environment (27%).

Management & commerce 20.8% Engineering & related 12.5% Agriculture & environment 12.5%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Foul Bay — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Foul Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40456/foul-bay/topic/education