58.2% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Penwortham · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Penwortham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning shape the local workforce in Penwortham, where nearly 28% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the South Australian figure and suggests a highly qualified community. Most residents have a strong educational foundation, with a high number finishing their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.2% of people here finished Year 12, which is well above the South Australian rate and about the same as the national figure. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Penwortham, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a university degree or higher make up 27.6% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the state average.
27.6% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 27.6%
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 Penwortham, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (29%) and Certificate III / IV (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications include engineering and related subjects at 14%, followed by society and culture at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most schools in similar areas. This school has an advantage score of 1,033, which is higher than most other schools.
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).
29
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,033
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Penwortham
1 school — 29 students, average ICSEA 1,033.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Watervale Primary School, Watervale | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 29 | 1,033 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Penwortham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41140/penwortham/topic/education