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Education & Qualifications in Point Souttar

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

Only 35.3% of people in Point Souttar have completed Year 12, making it an area where far fewer residents finished high school compared to most places. This lack of formal secondary schooling is a defining feature of the local adult population.

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

14.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Point Souttar — higher than 50% of areas.

Point Souttar14.7%
5577, SA 6.8%
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% and the national rate of 58.8%. About 26.5% of residents had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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35.3% —

Lower than 76% 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 Souttar, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 11 (19%).

Year 12 35.3% Year 10 26.5% Year 11 14.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by 14.7% of adults, which is well below the state average. This is consistent with the low rate of high school completion seen across the area.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.7% —

Higher than 50% 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 Souttar, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (33%) and Certificate III / IV (25%).

Bachelor degree 25.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 20.0% Certificate III / IV 15.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 25%, followed by agriculture and environment at 20%.

Field of qualification

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In Point Souttar, the largest group is Management & commerce at 33%, followed by Agriculture & environment (27%) and Architecture & building (20%).

Management & commerce 25.0% Agriculture & environment 20.0% Architecture & building 15.0% Health 15.0%

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 areas.

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 Souttar — 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 Souttar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41173/point-souttar/topic/education