44.7% ▲ +29.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Spalding · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Spalding
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower qualification levels than most similar areas define Spalding, where only 5.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. While few residents have university degrees, the area provides a high number of schools relative to its children.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of residents have completed Year 12, at 44.7%. This is far below the Australian average of 58.8% and well below the South Australian figure of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Spalding, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 11 (21%) and Year 10 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with the typical qualification being a Certificate III or IV (39.6%) or a diploma (22.5%). Only 5.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below both the state and national figures.
5.6% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Spalding, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 31%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in the area most commonly studied agriculture and environment (16.2%) or engineering (13.5%). Health and society and culture both account for 11.7% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Spalding has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though they are very small, with an average size of 19 students. The local primary school is government-run and has a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
20.83
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
19
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,057
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Spalding
1 school — 19 students, average ICSEA 1,057.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Spalding Primary School, Spalding | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 19 | 1,057 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Spalding [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41358/spalding/topic/education