38.6% ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kapunda · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kapunda
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Kapunda than in the rest of the country, with only 38.6% completing Year 12. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where the share of adults with a university degree is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below both the state (54.6%) and national (58.8%) figures. About 24.1% of residents finished Year 11, while 20.1% reached Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kapunda, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44.5% of residents.
11.0% ▲ +27.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Kapunda, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 19.2%, followed by Society and culture at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The two schools within 3km are both government-run and split evenly between primary and secondary types. Average school size is higher than most similar areas.
4.26
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
434
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower 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 Kapunda
2 schools — 868 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Kapunda High School, Kapunda | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 594 | 972 |
| Kapunda Primary School, Kapunda | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 274 | 987 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kapunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40666/kapunda/topic/education