55.9% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.4%
- 2016: 49.9%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Macclesfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Macclesfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Roughly 29% of adults in Macclesfield hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. This is a well-educated community where a quarter of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, a rate much higher than most similar areas. The area also sees a higher proportion of people completing Year 12 than in many other parts of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most areas and a little above the South Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Macclesfield, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 11 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 25.5% of adults, which is a little above the state average and much higher than in most similar areas.
25.5% ▲ +42.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Macclesfield splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are society and culture at 14.1%, followed by health at 13.1% and management and commerce at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Macclesfield has two primary government schools within 3km, which is more than 66% of similar areas. These schools are smaller than most, but have an advantage score that is higher than most areas.
4.48
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
136
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Macclesfield
2 schools — 272 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Macclesfield Primary School, Macclesfield | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 79 | 1,053 |
| Meadows Primary School, Meadows | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 193 | 1,013 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Macclesfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40799/macclesfield/topic/education