64.7% ▲ +31.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.4%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tatachilla · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tatachilla
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high level of schooling and university degrees shapes daily life in Tatachilla. This is a well-educated area where nearly 65% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far above the South Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is much more common here than in most areas, with 64.7% of residents reaching this milestone. This is well above the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tatachilla, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 27.3% of the population, which is well above the South Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.9% of residents.
27.3% ▲ +75.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 27.3%
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 Tatachilla, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.8%, followed by engineering at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tatachilla has a high number of schools per child and larger-than-usual school sizes, with an average of 651 students. Two-thirds of the schools are government run.
23.26
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
651
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,016
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tatachilla
6 schools — 3,907 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 2
By type: Combined 3 · Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Tatachilla Lutheran College, Mclaren Vale | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,103 | 1,068 |
| McLaren Vale Primary School, Mclaren Vale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 521 | 1,018 |
| Seaford Rise Primary School, Seaford Rise | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 369 | 977 |
| Willunga Waldorf School, Willunga | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 390 | 1,072 |
| Aldinga Payinthi College, Aldinga | Government | Combined | 5.0 km | 831 | 954 |
| Willunga High School, Willunga | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 693 | 994 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tatachilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41429/tatachilla/topic/education