48.6% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fox · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fox
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Fox finished high school than in most similar areas, though university degrees are uncommon. Only 9.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly half of residents, 48.6%, completed Year 12. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the South Australian average of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fox, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher degrees are rare here, with a typical qualification being a Certificate III or IV at 32.0%. The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
9.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 Fox, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Fox are heavily weighted toward practical fields, with 32.0% of degrees in agriculture and the environment. Education accounts for 16.0%, while engineering and management each sit at 12.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government school within 3 km, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. This combined school is smaller than most and has an advantage score around the middle for its level.
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).
106
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fox
1 school — 106 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Kangaroo Inn Area School, Kangaroo Inn | Government | Combined | 12.9 km | 106 | 990 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fox [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40458/fox/topic/education