40.2% ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Victor Harbor · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Victor Harbor
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Victor Harbor have remained quite low compared to the rest of the country, with only 40.2% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure, reflecting a local workforce that relies more on trade certificates than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.2% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the South Australian rate of 54.6%. Roughly 22% of the population left school at Year 10, and 12.4% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Victor Harbor, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.7% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35% of residents.
13.7% ▲ +39.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.7%
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 Victor Harbor, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering (14.8%) and Management and Commerce (14.6%), followed by Health at 13.8% and Society and Culture at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a higher number of schools per child than most similar places, with four schools within 3km. These schools are typically much larger than average and are split evenly between government and independent sectors.
5.59
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
626
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Victor Harbor
4 schools — 2,503 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 2
By type: Combined 2 · Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Victor Harbor High School, Victor Harbor | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 633 | 974 |
| Victor Harbor Primary School, Victor Harbor | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 454 | 963 |
| Investigator College, Victor Harbor | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 668 | 1,065 |
| Encounter Lutheran College, Victor Harbor | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 748 | 1,048 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Victor Harbor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41505/victor-harbor/topic/education