48.0% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Overland Corner · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Overland Corner
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of the adults in Overland Corner finished Year 12, making it a place where practical experience often outweighs formal schooling. This is seen in the local qualification levels, which sit far below both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48% of residents completed Year 12, a result that is well below the South Australian figure of 54.6% and far below the Australian average of 58.8%. About 16% of people left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Overland Corner, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with just 10% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
10.0% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Overland Corner splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (36%) and Certificate III / IV (36%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 29%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 38.1%, followed by Management and Commerce at 33.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary schools, both of which are government-run. These schools are much smaller than most others, with an average size of 62 students.
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).
62
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
971
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Overland Corner
2 schools — 124 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Kingston-on-Murray Primary School, Kingston On Murray | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 17 | 898 |
| Cobdogla Primary School, Cobdogla | Government | Primary | 11.9 km | 107 | 983 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Overland Corner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41083/overland-corner/topic/education