38.1% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pygery · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pygery
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Pygery have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 38.1% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where many adults left school early or focused on practical trade qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian rate of 54.6%. About 28.6% of the population had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pygery, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with only 8.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national average of 26.3%, though Certificate III or IV qualifications are more typical at 21.7%.
8.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Pygery, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (33%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (25%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields. Engineering and society and culture are the most common at 21.7% each, followed by architecture, building, and education at 17.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government-run combined school within 3 km, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. The school's average size is 188 students, which is lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
188
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pygery
1 school — 188 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Wudinna Area School, Wudinna | Government | Combined | 14.1 km | 188 | 997 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pygery [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41230/pygery/topic/education