17.7% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oak Valley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Oak Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Oak Valley have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 17.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a significant gap in formal schooling and qualifications between this area and the wider state and nation.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most residents left school early, with 43% finishing at Year 9 or below. The 17.7% who completed Year 12 is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oak Valley, Year 9 or below is the majority at 63%; Year 12 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 15.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the state average of 22.7%. This group is mostly made up of people with bachelor degrees (18%) and advanced diplomas (10%).
15.2% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Oak Valley, Bachelor degree is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 29%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in this area have studied a variety of fields, with health and society and culture both representing 8% of the total, followed by education at 6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government-run combined school within 3km of the area. It is quite small, with an average size of 18 students, which is among the lowest for its level.
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).
18
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
Schools serving Oak Valley
1 school — 18 students.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Oak Valley Aboriginal School, Oak Valley | Government | Combined | 0.1 km | 18 | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oak Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41063/oak-valley/topic/education