54.5% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Toora · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Toora
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Schooling patterns in Toora have remained steady over the last decade. While about 54.5% of residents have finished Year 12, the area is marked by a complete lack of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of the people here completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the South Australian average, though it sits well below the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Toora, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 11 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in Toora hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the lowest levels of higher education seen in similar areas and is far below both the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Toora splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (50%) and Certificate III / IV (50%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 26%, ahead of Architecture & building (26%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary schools, both of which are government-run. These schools have an average size of 253 students, but their average advantage score is much lower than most other areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
253
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
924
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Toora
2 schools — 506 students, average ICSEA 924.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Murray Bridge North School, Murray Bridge | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 486 | 924 |
| Murray Bridge Special School, Murray Bridge | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 20 | 914 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Toora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41460/toora/topic/education