38.8% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Koolunga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Koolunga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Koolunga have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 38.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend extends to higher education, where the share of adults with a bachelor degree is also much lower than in South Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far below both the state and national figures. About 38.8% of residents finished high school, while roughly a quarter stopped after Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Koolunga, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (25%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.2% of residents.
10.6% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 Koolunga, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Koolunga are most often trained in engineering, agriculture and environment, or health, with each field accounting for around 17% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are more schools per child here than in most similar areas, though they are very small with an average of 20 students. The only school in the area is a government primary school.
19.61
Higher than 88% 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).
20
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,013
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Koolunga
1 school — 20 students, average ICSEA 1,013.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Koolunga Primary School, Koolunga | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 20 | 1,013 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Koolunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40709/koolunga/topic/education