41.5% ▲ +24.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Port Lincoln · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Port Lincoln
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Port Lincoln have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to the rest of the state. Only 41.5% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a local workforce that relies more on trade certificates than formal academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in South Australia or across Australia, with only 41.5% of residents doing so. Another 21.3% stopped after Year 11, while 18.3% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Port Lincoln, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon in Port Lincoln, where only 11.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most typical, held by 39.8% of people.
11.6% ▲ +34.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.6%
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 Lincoln, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 15.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.6% and Society and culture at 12.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are eight schools within 3km of the centre, which is more than about 80% of similar areas. Most of these are government schools, and the typical school has around 367 students.
3.07
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
367
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
Lower than 65% 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 Lincoln
8 schools — 2,935 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| St Joseph's School, Port Lincoln | Catholic | Combined | 0.8 km | 829 | 1,015 |
| Lincoln Gardens Primary School, Port Lincoln | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 49 | 701 |
| Port Lincoln High School, Port Lincoln | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 767 | 923 |
| Port Lincoln Special School, Port Lincoln | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 20 | 900 |
| Port Lincoln Junior Primary School, Port Lincoln | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 277 | 974 |
| Port Lincoln Primary School, Port Lincoln | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 332 | 952 |
| Navigator College, Port Lincoln | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 466 | 1,013 |
| Kirton Point Primary School, Port Lincoln | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 195 | 896 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Port Lincoln [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41201/port-lincoln/topic/education