54.3% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
McLaren Flat · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in McLaren Flat
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher rate of school completion than most similar areas helps shape daily life in McLaren Flat. While over half of residents finished Year 12, the area sees far fewer university degrees compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas and roughly the same as the South Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In McLaren Flat, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 36.3%, while 18.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the national figure.
18.6% ▲ +50.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 18.6%
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 McLaren Flat, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are smaller than most and have a higher advantage score than most similar areas, with the only school in the area being a government primary school.
2.75
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
207
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving McLaren Flat
1 school — 207 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| McLaren Flat Primary School, Mclaren Flat | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 207 | 1,030 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in McLaren Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40851/mclaren-flat/topic/education