36.8% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Leigh Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Leigh Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 36.8% of people in Leigh Creek finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This represents a significant gap in schooling levels compared to the rest of the country and South Australia. While many residents lack senior secondary completion, a fair few have gone on to earn higher-level qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than most areas, with only 36.8% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 22 points below the Australian figure and 18 points below the South Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Leigh Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 11 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.0% of the population, which is far below the national figure. The most common qualification held is a Certificate III or IV, at 27.6%.
16.0% ▲ +96.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 16.0%
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 Leigh Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (37%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (9%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are education at 15.5% and engineering and related fields at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government school, which is combined primary and secondary. This school is much smaller than most, with an average size of 42 students and a very low advantage score.
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).
42
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
791
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Leigh Creek
1 school — 42 students, average ICSEA 791.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Leigh Creek Area School, Leigh Creek | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 42 | 791 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Leigh Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40756/leigh-creek/topic/education