55.0% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nangkita · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nangkita
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of Nangkita residents have finished high school, though university degrees are less common here than in the rest of the country. This mix of practical skills and formal schooling shapes the local workforce in this small community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55% of people completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas and roughly the same as the South Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nangkita, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 11 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 16.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well below both the state and national averages. Trade certificates are much more common, with 38.1% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
16.5% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 16.5%
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 Nangkita, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (19%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Nangkita are spread across several fields, led by Engineering and related studies at 19.4%, followed by Health and Society and culture at 12.7% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government school within 3km of the area, which is larger than those in about 59% of similar places.
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).
469
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower 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 Nangkita
1 school — 469 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Mount Compass Area School, Mount Compass | Government | Combined | 6.0 km | 469 | 987 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nangkita [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41007/nangkita/topic/education