40.9% ▲ +28.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mypolonga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mypolonga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Practical skills and trade qualifications lead the way in Mypolonga, where only 9.9% of adults hold a university degree. This focus on vocational training is a defining feature of the local workforce, with very few residents pursuing high-level academic degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the national figure, with only 40.9% of people finishing Year 12. This is 18 points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mypolonga, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade certificates are the most common qualification here, held by 42.2% of adults. This helps explain why university degrees are far below the South Australian average of 22.7%.
9.9% ▲ +157.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Mypolonga, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related fields at 16.9%, followed by management and commerce at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school, which is smaller than most schools in similar areas. However, there are 9.52 schools per 1,000 children, a rate much higher than most areas.
9.52
Higher than 74% 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).
141
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mypolonga
1 school — 141 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Mypolonga Primary School, Mypolonga | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 141 | 990 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mypolonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40996/mypolonga/topic/education