27.1% ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tailem Bend · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tailem Bend
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Very few adults in Tailem Bend have finished high school or university, which shapes the local workforce. Only 27.1% of people finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This means most residents rely on trade certificates or earlier school leaving for their skills.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the lowest of similar areas at 27.1%, which is far below the 58.8% seen across Australia. About 17.6% of people left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tailem Bend, the largest group is Year 12 at 32%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Practical trades are common, with 40.5% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. Conversely, only 3.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the South Australian figure of 22.7%.
3.9% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Tailem Bend, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 14.7%, followed by management and commerce at 11.5% and society and culture at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is provided by two government primary schools, though the average school size of 104 is lower than most areas. The average school advantage score of 916 is also much lower than most areas.
4.18
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
104
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
916
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tailem Bend
2 schools — 208 students, average ICSEA 916.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Tailem Bend Primary School, Tailem Bend | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 125 | 894 |
| Jervois Primary School, Jervois | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 83 | 948 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tailem Bend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41416/tailem-bend/topic/education