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Racecourse Bay · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Racecourse Bay

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

A gap of 19 percentage points separates Racecourse Bay from the national average in high school completion. Very few residents here have reached the highest levels of schooling or university study, with no adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 Racecourse Bay, Suburb / Locality

Where Racecourse Bay sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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

Racecourse Bay0.0%
5291, SA 11.3%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 40% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 54.6% seen in South Australia. Another 20% of residents stopped after Year 11, while 20% finished Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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40.0% —

Lower than 63% 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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In Racecourse Bay, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 9 or below (25%).

Year 12 40.0% Year 11 20.0% Year 9 or below 20.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below both the state and national averages.

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 Racecourse Bay, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 75%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 25%.

Certificate III / IV 90.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 30.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 30%, ahead of Health (30%).

Field of qualification

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Racecourse Bay splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (50%) and Health (50%).

Engineering & related 30.0% Health 30.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 kilometres of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than 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 Racecourse Bay — 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 Racecourse Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41234/racecourse-bay/topic/education