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Education & Qualifications in Port Rickaby

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

Only 31.6% of residents in Port Rickaby have completed Year 12, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages. This suggests a community with much lower levels of formal schooling and higher education than most other areas.

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

6.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Port Rickaby — lower than 82% of areas.

Port Rickaby6.9%
5575, SA 9.5%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%, with only 31.6% of people reaching this milestone. Another 17.5% of residents finished Year 11.

Completed Year 12

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31.6% —

Lower than 85% 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 Rickaby, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (18%).

Year 12 31.6% Year 11 17.5% Year 10 12.3% Year 9 or below 7.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 6.9% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.3% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.9% —

Lower than 82% 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 Rickaby, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.

Certificate III / IV 33.3% Bachelor degree 10.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 7.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are health and education, each accounting for 12.8% of the total.

Field of qualification

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Port Rickaby splits fairly evenly between Health (26%) and Education (26%), with Architecture & building at 16%.

Health 12.8% Education 12.8% Architecture & building 7.7% Agriculture & environment 7.7% Society & culture 7.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.

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 Rickaby — 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 Rickaby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41212/port-rickaby/topic/education