40.7% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Long Flat · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Long Flat
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Long Flat finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 40.7% completing Year 12. This gap extends to higher education, where those with a university degree are much less common than in other areas. The local education profile is defined by a strong lean toward trade certificates rather than academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.7% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6% and the national average of 58.8%. This is lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Long Flat, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 44.4% of residents.
11.0% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Long Flat, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 23.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 80% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most and include a mix of 62.5% government, 25% independent, and 12.5% Catholic options.
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).
438
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
939
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Long Flat
8 schools — 3,507 students, average ICSEA 939.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Murray Bridge High School, Murray Bridge | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,228 | 918 |
| Murray Bridge South Primary School, Murray Bridge | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 238 | 878 |
| Unity College, Murray Bridge | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 761 | 1,004 |
| Fraser Park Primary School, Murray Bridge | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 83 | 818 |
| Murray Bridge North School, Murray Bridge | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 486 | 924 |
| Murray Bridge Special School, Murray Bridge | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 20 | 914 |
| St Joseph's School, Murray Bridge | Catholic | Combined | 3.8 km | 428 | 955 |
| Tyndale Christian School Murray Bridge, Murray Bridge | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 263 | 940 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Long Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40776/long-flat/topic/education