23.5% ▲ +14.4%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Moonta · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Moonta
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Very few people in North Moonta have finished high school or university compared to similar areas. Only 23.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This highlights a significant gap in formal schooling and higher qualifications across the community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the South Australian average, with only 23.5% finishing Year 12. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 10, at 26.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →North Moonta splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (32%) and Year 12 (28%), with Year 11 at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is rare here, as only 5.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% national average, though 37.5% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
5.2% ▲ +27.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 North Moonta, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 16.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government combined school, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. However, its average school advantage score of 924 is much lower than most areas.
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).
253
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
924
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving North Moonta
1 school — 253 students, average ICSEA 924.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Moonta Area School, Moonta | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 253 | 924 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Moonta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41044/north-moonta/topic/education