31.6% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gawler River · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gawler River
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Gawler River have shifted since 2011, though the area continues to have a smaller proportion of residents with formal schooling. Only 31.6% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 31.6% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the 58.8% seen across Australia. Roughly 19% of people reached Year 10, while 13.9% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gawler River, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with only 11.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the South Australian figure of 22.7%, though 44.7% of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
11.8% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 Gawler River, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Common qualifications in the area are focused on food, hospitality and personal services at 21.1%. Engineering and education follow at 15.8% each, with health and management both at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. Two thirds of these are government schools, and the typical school size of 915 students is among the highest for this level.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
915
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
983
Lower than 54% 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 River
3 schools — 2,746 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 1
| Riverbanks College B-12, Angle Vale | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,393 | 955 |
| Trinity College Gawler River, Angle Vale | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 970 | 1,032 |
| Angle Vale Primary School, Angle Vale | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 383 | 963 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gawler River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40478/gawler-river/topic/education