49.2% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.2%
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tanunda · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tanunda
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and university degrees are more common in Tanunda than in most similar areas. While these figures stand out locally, they remain well below state and national levels. Roughly half of the adults here finished Year 12, and nearly one in five holds a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 49.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the South Australian figure of 54.6% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tanunda, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is more common than in most similar areas, though it is well below the 22.7% seen across South Australia and 26.3% nationwide.
19.1% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 19.1%
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 Tanunda, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 19.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have a much higher average advantage score than most similar areas. There are two schools within 3km, split evenly between government and independent sectors.
2.61
Lower than 62% 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).
620
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,047
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tanunda
2 schools — 1,239 students, average ICSEA 1,047.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Tanunda Primary School, Tanunda | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 423 | 1,021 |
| Faith Lutheran College - Faith Campus, Tanunda | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 816 | 1,060 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tanunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41420/tanunda/topic/education