29.1% ▲ +32.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Solomontown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Solomontown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 29.1% of residents in Solomontown completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This low rate of secondary completion is matched by a small number of residents with university degrees. The area relies heavily on vocational training and practical certificates rather than higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than in most areas, with only 29.1% finishing Year 12. This is 30 points below the Australian average, while 18.1% of people left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Solomontown, the largest group is Year 12 at 33%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with only 4.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the 26.3% national figure. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification, held by 41.4% of residents.
4.7% ▲ +57.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Solomontown, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 15.7%, followed by society and culture at 13.7% and health at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 7 schools within 3km, giving Solomontown more schools per child than most areas. However, these schools have a much lower advantage score than those in most other areas.
5.68
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
351
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
933
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Solomontown
7 schools — 2,456 students, average ICSEA 933.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Solomontown Primary School, Port Pirie | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 183 | 881 |
| John Pirie Secondary School, Port Pirie | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 691 | 894 |
| Mid North Education Centre, Port Pirie | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 17 | 873 |
| Port Pirie West Primary School, Port Pirie | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 201 | 873 |
| Risdon Park Primary School, Port Pirie | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 300 | 944 |
| St Mark's College - Bosco Campus, Port Pirie | Catholic | Combined | 3.7 km | 945 | 1,002 |
| Airdale Primary School, Port Pirie | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 119 | 783 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Solomontown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41351/solomontown/topic/education