55.0% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
The Range · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study for qualified residents in The Range. This area sees a strong lean toward higher education, with a quarter of adults holding a university degree or more. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school completed.
About 55% of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the South Australian figure.
55.0% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In The Range, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 11 is next at 25%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is well-qualified, with 25.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the state average and roughly the same as the national figure.
25.4% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In The Range, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 29%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
What people studied.
Qualifications here are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 24.2%, followed by society and culture at 18.2%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school. This school is smaller than most in similar areas, but has a school advantage score that is higher than most.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
207
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
1 school — 207 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| McLaren Flat Primary School, Mclaren Flat | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 207 | 1,030 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in The Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41442/the-range/topic/education