21.5% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lyrup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lyrup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than a quarter of adults in Lyrup finished Year 12, reflecting a community where many people left school early. This low level of formal schooling is mirrored in the qualifications data, with only 7.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 21.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6% and the national figure of 58.8%. This is among the lowest levels of school completion for areas like this.
Highest year of school
View on map →Lyrup splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (27%) and Year 12 (26%), with Year 11 at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with the typical adult holding a Certificate III or IV (35.6%). The 7.8% of adults with a degree is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
7.8% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 Lyrup, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering (15%) and Management and commerce (11.3%), followed by Society and culture at 7.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, which is more than most similar areas, though the average school advantage score is much lower than in other places. Government schools make up 75% of the local sector.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
269
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
933
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lyrup
4 schools — 1,075 students, average ICSEA 933.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Berri Regional Secondary College, Berri | Government | Secondary | 5.8 km | 662 | 935 |
| Riverland Special School, Berri | Government | Combined | 5.8 km | 66 | 920 |
| Our Lady of the River School, Berri | Catholic | Primary | 7.0 km | 97 | 950 |
| Berri Primary School, Berri | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 250 | 923 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lyrup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40796/lyrup/topic/education