35.7% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kangaroo Flat · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kangaroo Flat
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Kangaroo Flat have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 35.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This gap extends to higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is much lower than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 35.7% of people here finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average of 58.8%. Around 31% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kangaroo Flat, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 11 (36%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 7.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the South Australian figure of 22.7%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 56.5% of residents.
7.4% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Kangaroo Flat, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, though education is the most common at 19.6%. Natural sciences, agriculture, management, and culture each account for 13% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, which is more than 73% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level, with an average size of 826 students.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
826
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,003
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kangaroo Flat
4 schools — 3,304 students, average ICSEA 1,003.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Xavier College - Head Campus, Gawler Belt | Catholic | Secondary | 4.9 km | 2,532 | 1,001 |
| Trinity College Roseworthy, Roseworthy | Independent | Primary | 5.2 km | 192 | 1,037 |
| Roseworthy Primary School, Roseworthy | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 180 | 997 |
| Hewett Primary School, Hewett | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 400 | 1,006 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kangaroo Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40657/kangaroo-flat/topic/education