46.9% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gawler East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gawler East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Gawler East sits around the middle of similar areas for most education measures, though it lags well behind state and national trends. Only 46.9% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. This pattern continues into higher education, with far fewer adults holding university degrees than in the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here have finished high school compared to the wider community, with only 46.9% completing Year 12. This is well below the South Australian average of 54.6% and far below the national rate.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gawler East, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 11 (21%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common here, as only 15.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the South Australian figure of 22.7% and far below the Australian average. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
15.6% ▲ +34.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 15.6%
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 Gawler East, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications have studied a variety of fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 17.6%, followed by Management and Commerce at 16.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 7 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 79% of similar areas. While there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most places, the schools themselves are among the largest at this level.
2.23
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
820
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
989
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gawler East
7 schools — 5,743 students, average ICSEA 989.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Gawler East Primary School, Gawler East | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 374 | 987 |
| Immanuel Gawler, Gawler East | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 353 | 1,038 |
| Gawler Primary School, Gawler | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 168 | 954 |
| Hewett Primary School, Hewett | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 400 | 1,006 |
| Gawler and District College B-12, Evanston | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,247 | 932 |
| Xavier College - Head Campus, Gawler Belt | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 2,532 | 1,001 |
| Trinity College Senior, Evanston South | Independent | Secondary | 4.6 km | 669 | 1,025 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gawler East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40476/gawler-east/topic/education