38.0% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pyap · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pyap
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Pyap has remained low over the years, with only 38% of residents finishing Year 12. This figure is far below both the state and national averages. Much of the local workforce holds trade certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38% of people here have completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. Many residents finished their schooling earlier, with 22.5% leaving after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pyap, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare in Pyap, where only 8.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than most areas and far below the 26.3% national average, though 39.4% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
8.2% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Pyap, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 26%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in Pyap often focus on practical fields, with Agriculture and Environment being the most common at 21.1%. Other common areas of study include Society and Culture at 18.3% and Engineering at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of Pyap, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pyap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41228/pyap/topic/education