34.8% ▲ +33.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Murray Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Murray Bridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 34.8% of people in Murray Bridge have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap in secondary schooling is mirrored in higher education, where the rate of university degrees is also much lower than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. Many residents finished school earlier, with 22.9% leaving after Year 10 and 16.6% finishing at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Murray Bridge, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 7.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average. Instead, trade qualifications are more typical, with 42.6% holding a Certificate III or IV.
7.8% ▲ +54.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 Murray Bridge, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 15.7%, followed closely by engineering at 14.3% and management and commerce at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Murray Bridge has eight schools within 3km, which is more than 80% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, though they have a much lower advantage score than most areas.
3.15
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
438
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
939
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Murray Bridge
8 schools — 3,507 students, average ICSEA 939.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Tyndale Christian School Murray Bridge, Murray Bridge | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 263 | 940 |
| St Joseph's School, Murray Bridge | Catholic | Combined | 1.2 km | 428 | 955 |
| Murray Bridge North School, Murray Bridge | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 486 | 924 |
| Murray Bridge Special School, Murray Bridge | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 20 | 914 |
| Murray Bridge South Primary School, Murray Bridge | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 238 | 878 |
| Murray Bridge High School, Murray Bridge | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,228 | 918 |
| Fraser Park Primary School, Murray Bridge | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 83 | 818 |
| Unity College, Murray Bridge | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 761 | 1,004 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Murray Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40987/murray-bridge/topic/education