56.7% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Polish Hill River · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A lack of local schooling and higher degrees shapes the educational landscape in Polish Hill River. While over half the residents have finished high school, there are no bachelor degrees among adults and no schools within 3 km of the area.
Highest year of school completed.
Most people here have finished their schooling, with 56.7% completing Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the South Australian figure of 54.6%.
56.7% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Polish Hill River, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 11 is next at 29%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is very uncommon here, as 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% and the state's 22.7%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Polish Hill River, Advanced diploma / diploma is the majority at 70%; Certificate III / IV is next at 30%.
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Health at 27%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar places.
0
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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Polish Hill River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41177/polish-hill-river/topic/education