38.6% ▲ +17.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Keith · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Keith
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment has seen little change in Keith, where just 38.6% of residents have completed Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The area relies heavily on vocational training rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the South Australian rate of 54.6%. Around 20% of residents stopped their schooling in Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Keith, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are much more common at 44.6%.
9.6% ▲ +34.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Keith, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 17.6%, followed by management and commerce at 12.6%. Agriculture and environment qualifications make up 11.6% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government school that is combined primary and secondary. This school has an average advantage score of 968, which is lower than most similar areas.
3.97
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
295
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
968
Lower 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 Keith
1 school — 295 students, average ICSEA 968.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Keith Area School, Keith | Government | Combined | 4.9 km | 295 | 968 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Keith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40674/keith/topic/education