45.3% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Second Valley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Second Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Second Valley have remained relatively steady over the last decade, though they sit well below state and national benchmarks. Only 45.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. This trend continues into higher education, where university degrees are less common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school compared to the wider region, with only 45.3% completing Year 12. This is well below the South Australian figure of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Second Valley, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 11 (20%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common in Second Valley, where only 13.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more frequent at 31.3%.
13.7% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 13.7%
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 Second Valley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (33%) and Bachelor degree (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce and society and culture, both at 16.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is much smaller than most others with an average size of 29 students. This school has an advantage score of 975, which is lower than most areas.
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).
29
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
975
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Second Valley
1 school — 29 students, average ICSEA 975.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Rapid Bay Primary School, Rapid Bay | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 29 | 975 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Second Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41323/second-valley/topic/education