22.4% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Swan Reach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Swan Reach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Swan Reach have remained low, with only 22.4% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The area is marked by a small number of people holding higher degrees and a heavy reliance on vocational certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 22.4% of people here finished Year 12, which is among the lowest levels for similar areas and far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. Many residents left school earlier, with 21.6% reaching Year 10 and 15.7% reaching Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →Swan Reach splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (31%) and Year 10 (30%), with Year 11 at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as only 3.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more common at 21.0%.
3.8% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Swan Reach, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 18.1%, followed by management and commerce at 7.2% and education at 6.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government school, which is smaller than most and has a much lower advantage score than similar areas. The school is a combined primary and secondary facility.
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).
86
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
940
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 Swan Reach
1 school — 86 students, average ICSEA 940.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Swan Reach Area School, Swan Reach | Government | Combined | 0.5 km | 86 | 940 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Swan Reach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41413/swan-reach/topic/education