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Port Gawler · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Port Gawler

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

Only 5.7% of adults in Port Gawler hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. This reflects an area where few residents have completed university studies, with a much lower proportion of people finishing Year 12 compared to most other places.

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Where Port Gawler sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Port Gawler — lower than 86% of areas.

Port Gawler5.7%
5501, SA 7.5%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Schooling levels are far below the state and national figures, as only 40% of residents completed Year 12. The remaining group includes 18.8% who finished Year 10 and 17.6% who finished Year 11.

Completed Year 12

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40.0% —

Lower than 63% 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 Port Gawler, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (21%).

Year 12 40.0% Year 10 18.8% Year 11 17.6% Year 9 or below 7.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon here, with a bachelor degree rate 21 points lower than the Australian average. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.6% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.7% —

Lower than 86% 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 Port Gawler, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 68%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.

Certificate III / IV 43.6% Bachelor degree 12.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 7.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications most often studied management and commerce (17.9%) or education (15.4%). Other common fields include engineering and agriculture, both at 7.7%.

Field of qualification

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In Port Gawler, the largest group is Management & commerce at 37%, followed by Education (32%) and Engineering & related (16%).

Management & commerce 17.9% Education 15.4% Engineering & related 7.7% Agriculture & environment 7.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number 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 Port Gawler — 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 Port Gawler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41195/port-gawler/topic/education