33.3% ▲ +20.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Orroroo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Orroroo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have remained low in Orroroo, where only 9.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, reflecting a local workforce focused more on practical skills and certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than in most areas, with only 33.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the South Australian rate of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Orroroo, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 10 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificates are the most common qualification, held by 44.7% of people. The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below both the state and national figures.
9.9% ▲ +37.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Orroroo, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Orroroo are most often in Engineering, Health, and Education, each held by about 17% of qualified residents.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 11.63 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most similar areas. The local school is a government-run combined primary and secondary campus with an average size of 144 students.
11.63
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
144
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Orroroo
1 school — 144 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Orroroo Area School, Orroroo | Government | Combined | 7.9 km | 144 | 991 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Orroroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41079/orroroo/topic/education