40.0% ▲ +18.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lameroo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lameroo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Lameroo have remained low by comparison to other regions, with only 40% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6% and the national average. The area relies on a mix of vocational and university degrees, though higher qualifications are uncommon here.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. Many residents left school earlier, with 21.2% finishing Year 11 and 17.4% finishing Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lameroo, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common in Lameroo, where only 11.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national average of 26.3%, though 30.2% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
11.9% ▲ +44.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Lameroo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Agriculture and environment being the most common at 15.8%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The town is served by a single government-run combined school. While the average school size of 196 is lower than most areas, Lameroo has a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than similar places.
6.54
Higher than 65% 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).
196
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lameroo
1 school — 196 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Lameroo Regional Community School, Lameroo | Government | Combined | 8.8 km | 196 | 999 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lameroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40746/lameroo/topic/education