17.8% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pipalyatjara · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pipalyatjara
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Pipalyatjara compared to the rest of the country. Only 17.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap extends to higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is also much lower than most areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The typical school journey here often ends early, with 31.9% of people finishing at Year 9 or below. This is consistent with the fact that Year 12 completion is among the lowest at this level across the region.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pipalyatjara, the largest group is Year 9 or below at 37%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 12 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the South Australian figure of 22.7%.
8.3% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Pipalyatjara, Bachelor degree is the majority at 52%; Certificate I / II is next at 29%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common field of study is education at 30%, followed by creative arts at 10%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Pipalyatjara has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the average school size of 59 is much lower than most areas. The local school is a combined government institution.
33.33
Higher than 96% 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).
59
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
Schools serving Pipalyatjara
1 school — 59 students.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Pipalyatjara Anangu School, Pipalyatjara | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 59 | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pipalyatjara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41164/pipalyatjara/topic/education