39.6% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Laura · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Laura
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty-two per cent of qualified adults in Laura hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While many residents have trade certificates, far fewer finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 39.6% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than most areas, with 39.6% finishing Year 12. This is far below the South Australian rate of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Laura, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 10 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the wider state. Only 13.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
13.2% ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
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 Laura, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most popular fields are engineering and related studies at 19.3%, followed by health and education, which both sit at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools for its population, with 6.62 per 1,000 children. However, these schools are much smaller than most, with a typical size of just 62 students and only government primary options available.
6.62
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).
62
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
993
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Laura
1 school — 62 students, average ICSEA 993.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Laura Primary School, Laura | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 62 | 993 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Laura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40751/laura/topic/education