33.3% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Taylorville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Taylorville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Taylorville remains significantly lower than national figures, with only 33.3% of residents having completed Year 12. This gap is seen across all levels of learning, as far fewer people here hold university degrees compared to the rest of South Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 23.2% of the population stopped at Year 11, while 20.7% left after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Taylorville, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 11 (27%) and Year 10 (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the South Australian figure of 22.7%. Trade certificates are much more typical, with 34.7% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
9.6% ▲ +11.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Taylorville, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are most often in Engineering and related fields at 17.4%, followed by Agriculture and environment at 15.7%. Management and commerce accounts for 12.4% of studies.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Taylorville has four schools within 3km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though the typical school here is smaller than in most other areas.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
163
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Taylorville
4 schools — 653 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Ramco Primary School, Ramco | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 87 | 985 |
| Waikerie Primary School, Waikerie | Government | Primary | 8.8 km | 189 | 974 |
| Waikerie High School, Waikerie | Government | Secondary | 9.0 km | 301 | 962 |
| Waikerie Lutheran Primary School, Waikerie | Independent | Primary | 9.6 km | 76 | 976 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Taylorville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41431/taylorville/topic/education