40.8% ▲ +27.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Murray Bridge East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Murray Bridge East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all qualified adults in Murray Bridge East hold a Certificate III or IV. This is an area where traditional school completion and university degrees are much less common than in other parts of the state, with only 9.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6% and the national figure of 58.8%. About 21.3% of people left school in Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Murray Bridge East, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with only 9.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 45.9% of qualified adults.
9.5% ▲ +40.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 East, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 19%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.1% and Society and culture at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3km, which is more than 80% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than those in most other areas, though their average advantage score is much lower.
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 East
8 schools — 3,507 students, average ICSEA 939.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Murray Bridge High School, Murray Bridge | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,228 | 918 |
| Murray Bridge South Primary School, Murray Bridge | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 238 | 878 |
| Murray Bridge North School, Murray Bridge | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 486 | 924 |
| Murray Bridge Special School, Murray Bridge | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 20 | 914 |
| Fraser Park Primary School, Murray Bridge | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 83 | 818 |
| Unity College, Murray Bridge | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 761 | 1,004 |
| St Joseph's School, Murray Bridge | Catholic | Combined | 4.0 km | 428 | 955 |
| Tyndale Christian School Murray Bridge, Murray Bridge | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 263 | 940 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Murray Bridge East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40988/murray-bridge-east/topic/education