50.4% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.2%
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
McLaren Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in McLaren Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce degrees are the most common qualification in McLaren Vale, where 16.4% of qualified adults hold a degree in this field. While many residents hold higher qualifications than people in similar areas, the local figures for university degrees and Year 12 completion remain well below the South Australian and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents, 50.4%, have finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the state figure of 54.6% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In McLaren Vale, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 11 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are held by 18.6% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31% of the population.
18.6% ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 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 Vale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Beyond management and commerce, the most common fields of study are engineering and related fields at 15.2%, and health at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
McLaren Vale has 15 schools within 3km, which is more than about 86% of similar areas. Local schools are larger than most, and 80% are government-run.
1.83
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Higher than 86% 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).
415
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Higher than 61% 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 Vale
15 schools — 6,220 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| McLaren Vale Primary School, Mclaren Vale | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 521 | 1,018 |
| McLaren Flat Primary School, Mclaren Flat | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 207 | 1,030 |
| Tatachilla Lutheran College, Mclaren Vale | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,103 | 1,068 |
| Old Noarlunga Primary School, Old Noarlunga | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 155 | 999 |
| Seaford Rise Primary School, Seaford Rise | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 369 | 977 |
| Willunga High School, Willunga | Government | Secondary | 6.4 km | 693 | 994 |
| Huntfield Heights School P-6, Huntfield Heights | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 80 | 898 |
| Seaford Secondary College, Seaford | Government | Secondary | 6.7 km | 829 | 962 |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School, Seaford | Catholic | Primary | 6.9 km | 536 | 1,017 |
| Willunga Primary School, Willunga | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 346 | 1,027 |
| Willunga Waldorf School, Willunga | Independent | Combined | 7.2 km | 390 | 1,072 |
| Moana Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 369 | 1,018 |
| Hackham East Primary School, Hackham | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 217 | 948 |
| Hackham West School, Hackham West | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 110 | 867 |
| South Port Primary School, Port Noarlunga South | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 295 | 968 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in McLaren Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40852/mclaren-vale/topic/education