40.3% ▲ +37.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
McCracken · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in McCracken
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in McCracken has seen steady shifts over the last decade, though school completion remains lower than in most areas. Only 40.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This creates a profile where vocational certificates are more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. About 23% of residents left school after Year 10, and 21.2% finished Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In McCracken, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 15.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 32.5% of the community.
15.1% ▲ +58.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 15.1%
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 McCracken, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with higher qualifications most often studied management and commerce (17.4%) or health (14.7%). Society and culture, engineering, and education are also common fields of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Four schools are located within 3km, which is more than 73% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most and have a higher advantage score on average.
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).
626
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving McCracken
4 schools — 2,503 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 2
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Victor Harbor Primary School, Victor Harbor | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 454 | 963 |
| Encounter Lutheran College, Victor Harbor | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 748 | 1,048 |
| Victor Harbor High School, Victor Harbor | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 633 | 974 |
| Investigator College, Victor Harbor | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 668 | 1,065 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in McCracken [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40849/mccracken/topic/education