27.6% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pirie East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pirie East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Pirie East have completed high school or university than in most other similar areas. Only 27.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a distinct gap in formal qualifications compared to both the state and the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is much lower than most areas, with only 27.6% finishing Year 12. This is 31 points below the Australian average, while over half of residents stopped after Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pirie East, Year 11 is the majority at 58%; Year 12 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is also less common here, with only 11.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This figure is far below the South Australian average of 22.7%.
11.1% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Pirie East, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 73%; Bachelor degree is next at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 53%, ahead of Education (16%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three schools within 3km, which is more than about 70% of similar places. These schools are generally larger than most, with a mix of government, Catholic, and independent options.
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).
483
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
989
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pirie East
3 schools — 1,448 students, average ICSEA 989.
By sector: Independent 1 · Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 1
| Mid North Christian College, Port Pirie | Independent | Combined | 5.8 km | 203 | 998 |
| St Mark's College - Bosco Campus, Port Pirie | Catholic | Combined | 6.2 km | 945 | 1,002 |
| Risdon Park Primary School, Port Pirie | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 300 | 944 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pirie East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41165/pirie-east/topic/education