65.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
The Gap · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents have finished high school than in most similar areas, making The Gap (SA) a place where 65% of people completed Year 12. This is well above the national figure, though very few adults here hold a university degree.
Highest year of school completed.
About 65% of people finished Year 12, which is far above the South Australian figure of 54.6% and well above the Australian average.
65.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In The Gap, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In The Gap, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 36%, ahead of Management & commerce (21%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than 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 The Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41440/the-gap/topic/education