44.4% ▲ +37.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Myponga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Myponga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Myponga have remained steady over the last decade, though they stay well below state and national figures. Only 44.4% of residents have finished Year 12, and just 10.9% hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%, with about 44.4% of the local population finishing high school. Another 21.6% reached Year 11, while 17.9% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Myponga, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Degrees are far less common here than in most areas, with only 10.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, trade and vocational qualifications are the norm, with 44.2% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
10.9% ▲ +23.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 Myponga, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across various fields, with society and culture being the most common at 15.9%. Engineering and management and commerce both follow at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Myponga has a higher number of schools per child than most areas, though the average school size of 87 students is much lower than typical. There is one government primary school within 3 km.
5.78
Higher than 62% 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).
87
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher 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 Myponga
1 school — 87 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Myponga Primary School, Myponga | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 87 | 994 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Myponga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40997/myponga/topic/education