34.4% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Padthaway · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Padthaway
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Padthaway finished high school compared to most similar areas. Only 34.4% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend of lower formal schooling carries through to higher education, where university degrees are less common than in the state or nation.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. Other common highest levels of schooling include Year 11 at 16.8% and Year 10 at 16%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Padthaway, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 11 (21%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.1% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification held is a Certificate III or IV at 26%.
10.1% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Padthaway, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (29%) and Bachelor degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Agriculture and environment is the most common field of study at 14.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school in the area, which is smaller than most similar schools with an average of 27 students. Despite the small size, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much higher than in most other areas.
16.67
Higher than 86% 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).
27
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Padthaway
1 school — 27 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Padthaway Primary School, Padthaway | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 27 | 977 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Padthaway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41086/padthaway/topic/education