53.1% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.6%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Port Willunga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Port Willunga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 35% of adults in Port Willunga hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While many residents have a high school education, the typical level of schooling and university degrees here is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Over half of residents, 53.1%, have completed Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains a little below the South Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Port Willunga, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are more common here than in most similar areas, with 20.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
20.1% ▲ +33.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 Willunga, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are society and culture at 15.1% and management and commerce at 14.7%. Engineering and health are also common areas of qualification.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3km, and both are government run. These schools are much larger than those in most similar areas, though they have a lower average advantage score.
3.06
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
604
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
956
Lower than 71% 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 Willunga
2 schools — 1,208 students, average ICSEA 956.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Aldinga Beach Primary School, Aldinga | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 377 | 959 |
| Aldinga Payinthi College, Aldinga | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 831 | 954 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Port Willunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41216/port-willunga/topic/education