33.8% ▲ +18.5%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Millicent · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Millicent
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Millicent have remained low compared to the rest of the country, with only 7.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The area relies heavily on vocational training and shorter school paths rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This is much lower than most similar areas, with 20.3% of people having Year 10 as their highest school year.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Millicent, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44.9% of the population. This reflects a trend where higher degrees are far less common than in the rest of the state.
7.7% ▲ +36.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Millicent, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study at 17.3%, followed by management and commerce at 12.4% and society and culture at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Millicent has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with four schools located within 3km. These schools are generally smaller than average and mostly government-run, though the average school advantage score is much lower than in most areas.
5.29
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
196
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
948
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Millicent
4 schools — 782 students, average ICSEA 948.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Millicent North Primary School, Millicent | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 203 | 951 |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Millicent | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 166 | 1,004 |
| Newbery Park Primary School, Millicent | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 64 | 917 |
| Millicent High School, Millicent | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 349 | 926 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Millicent [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40878/millicent/topic/education