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Point Pearce · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Point Pearce

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

Very few residents in Point Pearce have completed high school or university, placing the area among the lowest for education levels compared to similar places. Only 14.3% of the population finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%.

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

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

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5573, SA 8.5%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Schooling levels are far below the state and national figures, with just 14.3% of people completing Year 12. The most common highest year of school finished here is Year 11, at 41.8%.

Completed Year 12

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

Highest year of school

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In Point Pearce, the largest group is Year 11 at 47%, followed by Year 9 or below (22%) and Year 12 (16%).

Year 11 41.8% Year 9 or below 19.8% Year 12 14.3% Year 10 13.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in Point Pearce hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 26.3% national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 15.8% of residents.

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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 Point Pearce, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 15.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications in this area mainly studied health, at 10.5%, or society and culture, at 7.9%.

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In Point Pearce, Health is the majority at 57%; Society & culture is next at 43%.

Health 10.5% Society & culture 7.9%

Schools

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

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

Schools within 3 km

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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 Point Pearce [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41172/point-pearce/topic/education