45.6% ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Melrose · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Melrose
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Less than half of the adults in Melrose have finished Year 12, reflecting a trend of lower formal schooling compared to the rest of the state. Only 11.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 45.6% of people here completed Year 12, which is well below the South Australian average of 54.6% and far below the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Melrose, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 11 (20%) and Year 10 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.4% of adults. This contributes to a low rate of higher degrees, with only 11.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national level.
11.6% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.6%
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 Melrose, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with the highest proportions in engineering (13.9%), health (12.7%), and education (10.9%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Melrose has a much higher number of schools per child than most similar areas, though the average school size is among the lowest. The local government primary school has an advantage score of 1,014, which is higher than most areas.
15.38
Higher than 84% 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).
14
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,014
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Melrose
1 school — 14 students, average ICSEA 1,014.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Melrose Primary School, Melrose | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 14 | 1,014 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Melrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40856/melrose/topic/education