47.6% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tepko · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Mid-range results define the educational landscape of Tepko, where school and degree levels sit around the middle for similar areas. However, the community falls well behind the state and national figures for higher education. Only 14.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people have finished high school here than in the wider country, with 47.6% completing Year 12. This is far below the Australian figure of 58.8% and well below South Australia's 54.6%.
47.6% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Tepko, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon in Tepko, where only 14.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
14.3% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Tepko, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 75%; Bachelor degree is next at 25%.
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 38%, ahead of Management & commerce (25%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a common situation for about 59% of similar areas.
0
Lower than 99% 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tepko [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41437/tepko/topic/education