31.8% ▲ +40.6%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Port Augusta · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Port Augusta
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Port Augusta have finished high school than in most other similar areas. Only 31.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than across the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the South Australian average, with only 31.8% of people finishing Year 12. About 22.7% of residents stopped after Year 11, while 19.8% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Port Augusta, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 10 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are lower than most areas, with only 9.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39% of residents.
9.2% ▲ +52.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 Port Augusta, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related subjects at 17.6%, followed by Society and Culture at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 10 schools within 3km of residents, which is more than 82% of similar areas. Most are government schools (80%), though the average school advantage score is among the lowest at this level.
4.24
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
239
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
881
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Port Augusta
10 schools — 2,394 students, average ICSEA 881.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 4 · Secondary 1
| Augusta Park Primary School, Port Augusta | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 190 | 795 |
| Seaview Christian College, Port Augusta | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 168 | 883 |
| Willsden Primary School, Port Augusta | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 86 | 758 |
| Carlton School, Port Augusta | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 99 | 685 |
| Port Augusta Secondary School, Port Augusta | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 662 | 848 |
| Port Augusta West Primary School, Port Augusta West | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 150 | 924 |
| Caritas College, Port Augusta West | Catholic | Combined | 3.9 km | 541 | 995 |
| Flinders View Primary School, Port Augusta West | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 141 | 761 |
| Port Augusta Special School, Port Augusta | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 40 | 860 |
| Stirling North Primary School, Stirling North | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 317 | 938 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Port Augusta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41189/port-augusta/topic/education