34.6% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Port Neill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Port Neill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in Port Neill than in most other areas. Only 34.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend continues into higher education, where degrees are less common than in the wider state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the South Australian and national figures, with 34.6% of people reaching that level. Many residents finished their schooling earlier, including 29.3% who stopped at Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Port Neill, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 11 (32%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.5% of the population, which is far below the state and national figures. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.6% of residents.
11.5% ▲ +80.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 Neill, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, led by Engineering and related subjects at 17%, followed by Health at 16% and Education at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The local government primary school is very small, with an average size of just 26 students. Despite its size, it has a school advantage score of 1,060, which is much higher than most other 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).
26
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,060
Higher than 81% 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 Neill
1 school — 26 students, average ICSEA 1,060.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Port Neill Primary School, Port Neill | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 26 | 1,060 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Port Neill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41205/port-neill/topic/education