30.2% ▲ +18.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Meningie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Meningie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Meningie have finished high school or university than in most other areas. Only 30.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This means a smaller proportion of the local workforce holds formal degrees or certificates compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the South Australian rate of 54.6%, with only 30.2% of people finishing their final year. Many residents instead finished at Year 10 or 11, while 15.8% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Meningie, the largest group is Year 12 at 35%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.2% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification held is a Certificate III or IV, at 33.3%.
9.2% ▲ +91.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 Meningie, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related fields at 13.1%, followed by Society and culture at 11.4%. Health and Management and commerce both sit at 9.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 6.25 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas. All local schools are government-run combined institutions, though they are smaller and have lower advantage scores than those in most other areas.
6.25
Higher than 64% 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).
153
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
883
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Meningie
1 school — 153 students, average ICSEA 883.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Meningie Area School, Meningie | Government | Combined | 5.3 km | 153 | 883 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Meningie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40859/meningie/topic/education