48.0% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Compass · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Compass
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Mount Compass hold a bachelor degree or higher than the national figure, with only 12.3% of adults reaching this level. This gap is seen across the board, as schooling and qualification levels both sit well below the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of the population, 48%, finished Year 12. This is well below the South Australian figure of 54.6% and far below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Compass, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade and vocational certificates are common here, with 41.2% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why only 12.3% of adults have a university degree, which is far below the national figure.
12.3% ▲ +38.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Compass, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for those with qualifications are engineering at 17.4% and management and commerce at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government school that is larger than those in most similar areas. This combined school handles all year levels for the local children.
3.06
Lower than 57% 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).
469
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% 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 Compass
1 school — 469 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Mount Compass Area School, Mount Compass | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 469 | 987 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Compass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40941/mount-compass/topic/education