54.1% ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Waitpinga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Waitpinga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 30% of residents in Waitpinga hold a bachelor degree, making it an area with a much higher proportion of university graduates than most similar places. While the typical level of schooling is around the state average, a significant number of adults have pursued higher education and professional certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.1% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas and nearly the same as the South Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Waitpinga, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 11 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 24% of adults, which is a little above the state average and much higher than in most similar areas.
24.0% ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Waitpinga splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (37%) and Certificate III / IV (36%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in health at 14.9% and management and commerce at 14.4%, followed by engineering at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3km, with a typical size of 651 students, which is much higher than most 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).
651
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,021
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Waitpinga
2 schools — 1,301 students, average ICSEA 1,021.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1
By type: Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Investigator College, Victor Harbor | Independent | Combined | 10.8 km | 668 | 1,065 |
| Victor Harbor High School, Victor Harbor | Government | Secondary | 11.7 km | 633 | 974 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Waitpinga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41512/waitpinga/topic/education