58.6% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.3%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Barker · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Barker
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Better-than-average school results shape daily life in Mount Barker, where 58.6% of adults have completed Year 12. This is well above the South Australian figure and puts the area ahead of most similar places. The local population is generally well-educated, with a strong presence of university and trade qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 59% of adults here finished Year 12, which is much higher than most areas and well above the state average. Only 6.3% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Barker, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 11 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas. While this is about the same as the South Australian average, it is well below the national figure.
21.9% ▲ +52.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 21.9%
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 Mount Barker, 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 qualifications are in management and commerce at 18.1%, followed by society and culture at 15.1% and health at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger and have much higher advantage scores than most areas. There are 10 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most other areas.
1.93
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
519
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,045
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mount Barker
10 schools — 5,186 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Mount Barker South Primary School, Mount Barker | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 399 | 1,011 |
| Mount Barker Waldorf School, Mount Barker | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 321 | 1,087 |
| St Mark's Lutheran School, Mount Barker | Independent | Primary | 1.1 km | 351 | 1,071 |
| Mount Barker High School, Mount Barker | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,061 | 1,010 |
| St Francis de Sales College, Mount Barker | Catholic | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,047 | 1,051 |
| Mount Barker Primary School, Mount Barker | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 326 | 1,016 |
| Cornerstone College, Mount Barker | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 754 | 1,094 |
| Littlehampton Primary School, Littlehampton | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 336 | 1,036 |
| Nairne School - Preschool and Primary, Nairne | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 399 | 1,009 |
| St Michael's Lutheran School, Hahndorf Inc, Hahndorf | Independent | Primary | 7.7 km | 192 | 1,101 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Barker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40932/mount-barker/topic/education