55.8% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Barker Summit · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Barker Summit
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
University degrees are much more common in Mount Barker Summit than in most similar areas. The area has a highly qualified population, with 28.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the South Australian figure of 22.7%. This academic strength is reflected in the local school system's high advantage scores.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 55.8%, which is higher than most areas and a little above the South Australian average. However, this is well below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Barker Summit, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 11 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 28.4% of adults, a figure that is a little above the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.7% of residents.
28.4% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Mount Barker Summit splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (38%) and Bachelor degree (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several professional fields, with Engineering and Agriculture both tied at 18.2%. Health and Natural sciences also feature strongly at 14.5% and 12.7% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a high average advantage score and are much larger than those in most areas. There are four schools within 3km, split evenly between independent, government, and Catholic providers.
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).
530
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,052
Higher than 79% 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 Summit
4 schools — 2,118 students, average ICSEA 1,052.
By sector: Independent 2 · Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 2
| Nairne School - Preschool and Primary, Nairne | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 399 | 1,009 |
| Mount Barker Waldorf School, Mount Barker | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 321 | 1,087 |
| St Francis de Sales College, Mount Barker | Catholic | Combined | 5.0 km | 1,047 | 1,051 |
| St Mark's Lutheran School, Mount Barker | Independent | Primary | 5.5 km | 351 | 1,071 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Barker Summit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40935/mount-barker-summit/topic/education