53.1% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Middleton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Middleton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Middleton has seen a shift, with a significant 23.8% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas. While the local qualification level is strong, the percentage of people who finished Year 12 is slightly below the South Australian figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 58.8%. Other common outcomes include Year 11 at 20.3% and Year 10 at 15.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Middleton, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 11 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 23.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is a little above the state average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.1% of people.
23.8% ▲ +68.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 23.8%
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 Middleton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 15.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 14% and Health at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools have an average size of 318 students, though they have a lower advantage score than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
318
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
975
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Middleton
2 schools — 636 students, average ICSEA 975.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Port Elliot Primary School, Port Elliot | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 351 | 990 |
| Goolwa Secondary College, Goolwa | Government | Secondary | 6.2 km | 285 | 957 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Middleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40870/middleton/topic/education