41.4% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Springton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Springton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Springton finished high school compared to the state average, with only 41.4% completing Year 12. This gap extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than across Australia. Most residents hold vocational certificates rather than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This means about 22% of the population left school after Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Springton, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 13.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though nearly 40% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
13.9% ▲ +46.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 13.9%
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 Springton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 19.6%. Other frequent areas of study include society and culture, management and commerce, and agriculture and environment.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the local primary school is very small with an average size of just 13 students.
7.94
Higher than 71% 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).
13
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,006
Higher 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 Springton
1 school — 13 students, average ICSEA 1,006.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Springton Primary School, Springton | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 13 | 1,006 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Springton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41364/springton/topic/education