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Pyap West · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Pyap West

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

Far fewer people have finished high school in Pyap West than in most other parts of the country. Only 29% of residents completed Year 12, which is a huge gap compared to the national figure of 58.8%. This lack of formal schooling is reflected in the qualifications held by the small adult population.

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📍 Pyap West, Suburb / Locality

Where Pyap West sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pyap West — lower than 99% of areas.

Pyap West0.0%
5333, SA 11.0%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just 29% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the South Australian rate of 54.6%. Another 29% of residents stopped after Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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29.0% —

Lower than 88% 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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Pyap West splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 11 at 25%.

Year 12 29.0% Year 10 29.0% Year 11 19.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor's degree, placing Pyap West among the lowest for this qualification. Instead, 40.9% of adults have a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Pyap West, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 36%.

Certificate III / IV 40.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 22.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications held by residents are spread across different fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 22.7%. Education and Society and Culture both follow at 18.2%.

Field of qualification

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In Pyap West, the largest group is Engineering & related at 31%, followed by Education (25%) and Society & culture (25%).

Engineering & related 22.7% Education 18.2% Society & culture 18.2% Agriculture & environment 13.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3km of the area, a situation seen in 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 Pyap West — 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 Pyap West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41229/pyap-west/topic/education