32.4% ▲ +32.4%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Port Macdonnell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Port Macdonnell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Port Macdonnell have remained notably lower than state and national figures. Only 32.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national average of 58.8%. This gap is mirrored in higher education, where a small number of adults hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school compared to most areas. Only 32.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Port Macdonnell, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare in Port Macdonnell, with only 7.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common at 46.8%.
7.1% ▲ +40.9%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Macdonnell, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in this area most commonly studied engineering and related fields at 21.2%, followed by management and commerce at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government school which is smaller than most others. Its average advantage score of 926 is much lower than most similar areas.
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).
134
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
926
Lower than 84% 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 Macdonnell
1 school — 134 students, average ICSEA 926.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Allendale East Area School, Allendale East | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 134 | 926 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Port Macdonnell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41202/port-macdonnell/topic/education