43.9% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rocky Gully · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rocky Gully
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of the adults in Rocky Gully have finished Year 12, reflecting a community where vocational training is more common than university degrees. The area has a much lower rate of higher education compared to both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian rate of 54.6% and the national figure of 58.8%. About 18.4% of people stopped at Year 11, while 16.3% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rocky Gully, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 11 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the 26.3% national average. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 45.5% of residents.
9.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 9.0%
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 Rocky Gully, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Certificate I / II is next at 10%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most frequent at 29.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 20.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These include a mix of government, Catholic, and independent options, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
299
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
938
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rocky Gully
4 schools — 1,197 students, average ICSEA 938.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 2
| Tyndale Christian School Murray Bridge, Murray Bridge | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 263 | 940 |
| St Joseph's School, Murray Bridge | Catholic | Combined | 5.2 km | 428 | 955 |
| Murray Bridge North School, Murray Bridge | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 486 | 924 |
| Murray Bridge Special School, Murray Bridge | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 20 | 914 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rocky Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41269/rocky-gully/topic/education