34.8% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pompoota · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pompoota
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 35% of residents in Pompoota finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap in formal schooling is mirrored in higher education, where the number of adults with a university degree is also much lower than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.8% of people completed Year 12, a figure far below both South Australia and the national average. Many residents left school earlier, with about 20% finishing at Year 10 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pompoota, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 11.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, over half of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
11.8% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 Pompoota, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related services at 25%, followed by management and commerce at 21.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school. This school is smaller than most others of its type, with an average size of 141 students.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
141
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pompoota
1 school — 141 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Mypolonga Primary School, Mypolonga | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 141 | 990 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pompoota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41179/pompoota/topic/education