35.1% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Middle Beach · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Half of the qualified adults in Middle Beach hold a Certificate III or IV, reflecting a local workforce focused on practical skills. This is an area where formal higher education is very uncommon, with no residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.1% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
35.1% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Middle Beach, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults here have a bachelor degree or higher, putting the area among the lowest for this level. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Middle Beach, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 79%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with engineering and related subjects being the most common at 18.4%, followed by education and management at 10.5% each.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one primary school within 3km, which is a government school. It has a typical size of 247 students, though its advantage score is much lower than most areas.
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).
247
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
932
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
1 school — 247 students, average ICSEA 932.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Two Wells Primary School, Two Wells | Government | Primary | 8.4 km | 247 | 932 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Middle Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40867/middle-beach/topic/education