33.9% ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
New Town · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in New Town
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents have finished high school or university compared to most similar areas in New Town. Only 33.9% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This pattern continues into higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.9% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. About 22% of residents stopped after Year 11, and 22% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In New Town, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by just 7.4% of adults, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, nearly half of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
7.4% ▲ +21.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 New Town, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering at 20%, followed by Management and Society and Culture, both at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. The local schools are larger than most and are mostly government-run.
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).
526
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving New Town
3 schools — 1,578 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 1
| Wallaroo Mines Primary School, Kadina | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 92 | 899 |
| Kadina Memorial School, Kadina | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,184 | 951 |
| Harvest Christian College, Kadina | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 302 | 983 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in New Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41026/new-town/topic/education