35.8% ▲ +37.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Port Pirie South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Port Pirie South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 35.8% of people in Port Pirie South finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a local trend towards trade qualifications over university degrees, with many residents completing their schooling early to enter the workforce.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national rates, with 19.3% of residents reaching Year 10 as their highest level of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Port Pirie South, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are vocational, as 45.7% of people hold a Certificate III or IV. Only 9.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
9.9% ▲ +73.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Pirie South, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 20.7%, followed by society and culture at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are eight schools within 3km, more than about 80% of similar areas. Most are government schools, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
3.08
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).
332
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
938
Lower than 79% 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 Pirie South
8 schools — 2,659 students, average ICSEA 938.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Risdon Park Primary School, Port Pirie | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 300 | 944 |
| St Mark's College - Bosco Campus, Port Pirie | Catholic | Combined | 2.1 km | 945 | 1,002 |
| Solomontown Primary School, Port Pirie | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 183 | 881 |
| John Pirie Secondary School, Port Pirie | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 691 | 894 |
| Airdale Primary School, Port Pirie | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 119 | 783 |
| Mid North Christian College, Port Pirie | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 203 | 998 |
| Port Pirie West Primary School, Port Pirie | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 201 | 873 |
| Mid North Education Centre, Port Pirie | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 17 | 873 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Port Pirie South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41210/port-pirie-south/topic/education