39.6% ▲ +30.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Renmark West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Renmark West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Renmark West have completed high school than in most other areas. Only 39.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree is also much lower than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is less common here than in most areas, sitting at 39.6%, which is far below the South Australian rate of 54.6%. About 20.9% of residents reached Year 11, while 20% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Renmark West, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees are held by only 9.8% of adults, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, trade and vocational training are more typical, with 46.1% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
9.8% ▲ +73.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 West, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in Engineering and related fields at 18%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3 km, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school size is 229 students.
3.57
Lower than 52% 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 West
6 schools — 1,376 students, average ICSEA 960.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| Renmark West Primary School, Renmark | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 124 | 968 |
| St Francis of Assisi College, Renmark | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 228 | 1,004 |
| Renmark Primary School, Renmark | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 219 | 911 |
| Renmark High School, Renmark | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 414 | 930 |
| St Joseph's School, Renmark | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 260 | 1,015 |
| Renmark North School, Renmark North | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 131 | 945 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Renmark West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41251/renmark-west/topic/education