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Education & Qualifications in Point Pass

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

Fewer residents in Point Pass have finished high school or gone to university compared to most of the country. Only 38.3% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend reflects a community where many adults have left school early or focused on trade-based learning.

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Where Point Pass sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Point Pass — lower than 72% of areas.

Point Pass9.7%
5374, SA 8.6%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 38.3% of residents finished Year 12, a result far below South Australia's 54.6%. Many more people stopped their schooling earlier, with 22.3% reaching Year 10 and 13.8% leaving at Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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38.3% —

Lower than 68% 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 Point Pass, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 9 or below (16%).

Year 12 38.3% Year 10 22.3% Year 9 or below 13.8% Year 11 11.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is less common here, with adults holding a bachelor degree or higher at 9.7%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 45.5% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.7% —

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Point Pass, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.

Certificate III / IV 45.5% Bachelor degree 18.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.1% Certificate I / II 5.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications have a diverse range of backgrounds, with Engineering at 20.0% and Society and Culture at 16.4% being the most frequent fields of study.

Field of qualification

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In Point Pass, the largest group is Engineering & related at 35%, followed by Society & culture (29%) and Education (23%).

Engineering & related 20.0% Society & culture 16.4% Education 12.7% Agriculture & environment 7.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.

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).

Schools in and around Point Pass — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Point Pass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41171/point-pass/topic/education