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Perponda · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Perponda

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A gap of 26 percentage points separates Perponda from the national average in Year 12 completion. This sparsely populated area sees very few residents finishing high school or pursuing higher education. Only 32.4% of people here completed Year 12, and no adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

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📍 Perponda, Suburb / Locality

Where Perponda sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Perponda — lower than 99% of areas.

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5308, SA 7.6%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%, with only 32.4% of residents finishing their final year. This is much lower than most similar areas, and about 23.5% of people instead stopped at Year 11.

Completed Year 12

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Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Perponda, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 11 (28%) and Year 10 (24%).

Year 12 32.4% Year 11 23.5% Year 10 20.6% Year 9 or below 8.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in Perponda hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the lowest levels for any similar area and sits far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Perponda, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 33%.

Certificate III / IV 53.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 26.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 40%, ahead of Engineering & related (27%).

Field of qualification

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In Perponda, the largest group is Management & commerce at 46%, followed by Engineering & related (31%) and Society & culture (23%).

Management & commerce 40.0% Engineering & related 26.7% Society & culture 20.0%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area. This makes Perponda smaller than about 59% of similar areas in terms of nearby educational facilities.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Perponda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41142/perponda/topic/education