21.1% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Paisley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Paisley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 21.1% of people in Paisley finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This low level of formal schooling is mirrored in the qualifications of adults, where very few hold university degrees. The local education landscape is small, relying on a single government primary school.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are among the lowest for similar areas, sitting at 21.1%, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. About 23.7% of residents left school after Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →Paisley splits fairly evenly between Year 11 (35%) and Year 12 (31%), with Year 10 at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 3.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more common at 25.5%.
3.9% ▼ -47.3%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Paisley, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 13.7%, followed by Society and Culture at 7.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is much smaller than most others with an average of only 11 students. This school has an advantage score of 965, which is lower than most areas.
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).
11
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Paisley
1 school — 11 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Blanchetown Primary School, Blanchetown | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 11 | 965 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Paisley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41089/paisley/topic/education