34.1% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Qualco · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Qualco
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Qualco, where 35% of adults hold one. The area has a small number of university degrees and far fewer people finishing high school than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 54.6% seen in South Australia and 58.8% across the country. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Qualco, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 7.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below both the state and national figures.
7.5% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 Qualco, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Bachelor degree is next at 30%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, 30% studied engineering and related fields, while agriculture and environment and education each account for 15%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Qualco has one primary government school, which is much smaller than those in most similar areas with an average size of 87 students.
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).
87
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
985
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Qualco
1 school — 87 students, average ICSEA 985.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Ramco Primary School, Ramco | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 87 | 985 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Qualco [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41231/qualco/topic/education