44.2% ▲ +29.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nuriootpa · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nuriootpa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Nuriootpa have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 44.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This shapes a local workforce where trade certificates are much more common than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below the South Australian average. While 44.2% of people finished Year 12, about 20% stopped at Year 11 and another 19.4% left after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nuriootpa, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 11 (21%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are far less common here than in the state or nation, with only 12.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.7% of residents.
12.1% ▲ +50.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 12.1%
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 Nuriootpa, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications have a diverse range of skills. The most common fields of study are engineering (17%) and management and commerce (15.9%), followed by society and culture at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Nuriootpa has more schools within 3km than most similar areas, with seven options available. These schools have a higher average advantage score than most areas, and the majority (57.1%) are government run.
2.73
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
392
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nuriootpa
7 schools — 2,743 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Redeemer Lutheran School, Nuriootpa | Independent | Primary | 0.2 km | 384 | 1,047 |
| Nuriootpa Primary School, Nuriootpa | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 183 | 963 |
| Nuriootpa High School, Nuriootpa | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,133 | 990 |
| Light Pass Primary School, Light Pass | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 38 | 939 |
| Greenock Primary School, Greenock | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 93 | 990 |
| Faith Lutheran College - Faith Campus, Tanunda | Independent | Combined | 5.9 km | 816 | 1,060 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Angaston, Angaston | Independent | Primary | 7.4 km | 96 | 1,043 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nuriootpa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41058/nuriootpa/topic/education