63.8% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Littlehampton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Littlehampton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the state average for school completion is Littlehampton, where a high proportion of residents hold strong qualifications. Around 63.8% of people finished Year 12, which is nearly 10 percentage points higher than the South Australian figure. This creates a highly educated profile for the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher here than in most similar areas. The 63.8% who finished Year 12 is well above the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Littlehampton, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 11 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most areas and well above the South Australian average. Trade qualifications are also common, with 31% holding a Certificate III or IV.
26.0% ▲ +40.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Littlehampton splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 17.4%, followed by society and culture at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are fewer schools per child than in most areas, there are 8 schools within 3km. The average school size and advantage score are both much higher than in most similar areas.
1.40
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
584
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,040
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Littlehampton
8 schools — 4,673 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Littlehampton Primary School, Littlehampton | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 336 | 1,036 |
| Cornerstone College, Mount Barker | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 754 | 1,094 |
| Nairne School - Preschool and Primary, Nairne | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 399 | 1,009 |
| St Francis de Sales College, Mount Barker | Catholic | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,047 | 1,051 |
| Mount Barker Primary School, Mount Barker | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 326 | 1,016 |
| St Mark's Lutheran School, Mount Barker | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 351 | 1,071 |
| Mount Barker High School, Mount Barker | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,061 | 1,010 |
| Mount Barker South Primary School, Mount Barker | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 399 | 1,011 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Littlehampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40770/littlehampton/topic/education