57.3% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.0%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nairne · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nairne
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A school advantage score of 1,039 is much higher than most areas, highlighting the educational profile of Nairne. While more than half the population finished high school, university degrees are less common here than across the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the South Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nairne, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are held by 21.3% of adults, a figure that is higher than most areas but remains well below the national average.
21.3% ▲ +44.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 Nairne, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 16.4%, followed by society and culture and engineering.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Nairne has three schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest.
0.86
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
594
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,039
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nairne
3 schools — 1,782 students, average ICSEA 1,039.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Nairne School - Preschool and Primary, Nairne | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 399 | 1,009 |
| Littlehampton Primary School, Littlehampton | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 336 | 1,036 |
| St Francis de Sales College, Mount Barker | Catholic | Combined | 5.3 km | 1,047 | 1,051 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nairne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41005/nairne/topic/education