23.9% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Frances · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Frances
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Frances compared to the rest of the country. Only 23.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap extends to higher education, with very few adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 23.9% of people finished Year 12, a figure that is far below both South Australia and the national average. About 21.1% of residents peaked at Year 10, while 16.9% reached Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →Frances splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (34%), with Year 11 at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with just 5.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more typical at 31.6%.
5.8% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Frances, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are linked to the land and local trade, with 23.7% of qualifications in agriculture and environment. Management and commerce, as well as food and hospitality, each account for 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school with a typical size of just 26 students. While this is much smaller than most schools, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the highest for its level.
41.67
Higher than 99% 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).
26
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
981
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Frances
1 school — 26 students, average ICSEA 981.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Frances Primary School, Frances | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 26 | 981 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Frances [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40460/frances/topic/education