43.5% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Penola · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Penola
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 43.5% of people in Penola have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in high school completion is reflected in the qualifications of adults, who are less likely to hold university degrees than those in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people who finished Year 12 is far below both South Australia and the national average. About 19.8% of residents reached Year 11, while 18.1% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Penola, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 11 (21%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.3% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.6% of residents.
14.3% ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 14.3%
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 Penola, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Management and commerce being the most common at 13.3%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Penola has 10.75 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. These schools are typically smaller than average, with 66.7% being government primary schools.
10.75
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
101
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
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 Penola
3 schools — 303 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Mary MacKillop Memorial School, Penola | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 57 | 1,029 |
| Penola High School, Penola | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 113 | 933 |
| Penola Primary School, Penola | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 133 | 977 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Penola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41137/penola/topic/education