34.2% ▲ +22.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Minlaton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Minlaton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Minlaton have completed secondary or tertiary study compared to the rest of the country. Only 34.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This suggests a local workforce that relies more on practical skills than formal academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is much less common here than in most areas, with only 34.2% doing so. This is far below the South Australian rate of 54.6%, while 21% of residents topped their schooling at Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Minlaton, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is also far less common, with only 8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than the national figure of 26.3%, though Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 37.9% of people.
8.0% ▲ +32.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Minlaton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and Health, both at 14.1%, followed by Education at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Minlaton has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, with one government combined school serving the community. The typical school size is 268 students, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
6.41
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).
268
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Minlaton
1 school — 268 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Minlaton District School, Minlaton | Government | Combined | 5.5 km | 268 | 965 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Minlaton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40886/minlaton/topic/education