42.7% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Furner · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Furner
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly one in five people in Furner hold a qualification in agriculture and environment, the most common field of study here. This is a place where higher education is far less common than in the rest of the country, with only 10.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This rate is also much lower than the South Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Furner, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 30.6%. The proportion of adults with a university degree is far below both the state and national figures.
10.1% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Furner, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 30%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Outside of farming and environmental studies, the most popular fields of qualification are management and commerce at 13.9%, and society and culture at 5.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government school, which is a combined primary and secondary site. Its average size of 106 students is lower than most similar 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).
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 Furner
1 school — 106 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Kangaroo Inn Area School, Kangaroo Inn | Government | Combined | 10.6 km | 106 | 990 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Furner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40470/furner/topic/education