51.9% ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.4%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hindmarsh Valley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hindmarsh Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher school advantage score of 1,015 marks Hindmarsh Valley as an area with better-resourced education than most. While many residents have completed secondary school, the area has a lower share of university degrees compared to the rest of the state and country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents, 51.9%, have finished Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hindmarsh Valley, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.5% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40% of residents.
15.5% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.5%
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 Hindmarsh Valley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications most commonly studied management and commerce (15.3%) or engineering and related fields (14.4%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than most, with an average size of 571 students.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
571
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,015
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hindmarsh Valley
5 schools — 2,854 students, average ICSEA 1,015.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Encounter Lutheran College, Victor Harbor | Independent | Combined | 6.9 km | 748 | 1,048 |
| Victor Harbor Primary School, Victor Harbor | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 454 | 963 |
| Investigator College, Victor Harbor | Independent | Combined | 8.5 km | 668 | 1,065 |
| Victor Harbor High School, Victor Harbor | Government | Secondary | 8.7 km | 633 | 974 |
| Port Elliot Primary School, Port Elliot | Government | Primary | 9.1 km | 351 | 990 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hindmarsh Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40600/hindmarsh-valley/topic/education