46.1% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gawler South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gawler South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Gawler South finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 46.1% completing Year 12. This lower rate of school completion is reflected in the qualifications of adults, where university degrees are also less common than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. This result is also well below the South Australian average of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gawler South, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 11 (21%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with 14.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification at 35.9%.
14.0% ▲ +33.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
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 South, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 17.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Gawler South has more schools within 3km than 82% of similar areas, with 10 schools in total. These schools are among the largest at this level, with an average size of 788 students.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
788
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Higher 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 Gawler South
10 schools — 7,877 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Immanuel Gawler, Gawler East | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 353 | 1,038 |
| Gawler East Primary School, Gawler East | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 374 | 987 |
| Gawler Primary School, Gawler | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 168 | 954 |
| Gawler and District College B-12, Evanston | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,247 | 932 |
| Trinity College Senior, Evanston South | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 669 | 1,025 |
| Trinity College North, Evanston South | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 914 | 1,040 |
| Evanston Gardens Primary School, Evanston Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 263 | 943 |
| Trinity College South, Evanston South | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 957 | 1,039 |
| Hewett Primary School, Hewett | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 400 | 1,006 |
| Xavier College - Head Campus, Gawler Belt | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 2,532 | 1,001 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gawler South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40479/gawler-south/topic/education