33.2% ▲ +57.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Renmark North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Renmark North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Renmark North have finished high school than in the rest of the country, with only 33.2% completing Year 12. This gap extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than the national figure. Most adults here hold a trade or vocational qualification instead.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This is much lower than most similar areas, with 16% of people leaving school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Renmark North, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 5.8% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 45.5% of residents.
5.8% ▲ +116.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Renmark North, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Society and Culture at 14.7% and Management and Commerce at 11.3%. Engineering and related studies follow at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are more schools per child here than in most areas, with six schools within 3km. The local schools are either government-run (66.7%) or Catholic (33.3%), and most are primary schools.
9.26
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
229
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
960
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Renmark North
6 schools — 1,376 students, average ICSEA 960.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| Renmark North School, Renmark North | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 131 | 945 |
| St Joseph's School, Renmark | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 260 | 1,015 |
| Renmark High School, Renmark | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 414 | 930 |
| Renmark Primary School, Renmark | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 219 | 911 |
| Renmark West Primary School, Renmark | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 124 | 968 |
| St Francis of Assisi College, Renmark | Catholic | Secondary | 6.1 km | 228 | 1,004 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Renmark North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41249/renmark-north/topic/education