36.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Olympic Dam · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Olympic Dam
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Olympic Dam have finished high school or university compared to the state and national figures. Only 36.3% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian average of 58.8%. This gap highlights a local profile where trade qualifications are more common than traditional academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is low, with 36.3% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%, while 16.5% of residents stopped at Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Olympic Dam, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 11 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here than in most areas, with only 12.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, many residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification at 31.3%.
12.2% —
Lower than 60% 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 Olympic Dam, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Technical expertise is a major feature of the local workforce, as engineering and related fields make up 26.2% of qualifications. Other common areas of study include architecture and building at 5.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3km, split evenly between the government and Catholic sectors. These schools have a typical size of 346 students, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
346
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
937
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Olympic Dam
2 schools — 692 students, average ICSEA 937.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Combined 2
| St Barbara's Parish School, Roxby Downs | Catholic | Combined | 6.6 km | 201 | 975 |
| Roxby Downs Area School, Roxby Downs | Government | Combined | 6.7 km | 491 | 922 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Olympic Dam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41074/olympic-dam/topic/education