26.7% ▲ +26.7%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wallaroo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wallaroo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Wallaroo has some of the lowest levels of formal education and degrees compared to similar areas. Only 26.7% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in other parts of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Wallaroo finished high school than across Australia, with only 26.7% completing Year 12. This is 32 points lower than the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →Wallaroo splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (29%) and Year 10 (28%), with Year 11 at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher degrees are rare here, as only 6.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the South Australian figure of 22.7%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common at 42.1%.
6.2% ▲ +47.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Wallaroo, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 17.2%, followed by Health and Management and commerce, both at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three schools within 3km, though the typical school size of 99 is lower than most areas. Two-thirds of these schools are government-run primary institutions.
4.21
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
99
Lower than 75% 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 Wallaroo
3 schools — 296 students, average ICSEA 924.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Wallaroo Primary School, Wallaroo | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 65 | 865 |
| St Mary MacKillop School, Wallaroo | Catholic | Combined | 1.4 km | 139 | 968 |
| Wallaroo Mines Primary School, Kadina | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 92 | 899 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wallaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41518/wallaroo/topic/education