35.7% ▲ +49.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wallaroo Mines · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wallaroo Mines
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school or university in Wallaroo Mines compared to the rest of the country. Only 35.7% of residents completed Year 12, and just 6.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the national figure, with 35.7% finishing Year 12. This is 23 points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wallaroo Mines, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is much lower than in most areas, with only 6.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, nearly half of all qualifications are Certificate III or IV.
6.2% ▲ +64.4%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 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 Mines, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 21.7%, followed by Society and culture at 17.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 14.08 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. The three schools within 3km are typically large, with an average size of 526 students.
14.08
Higher than 82% 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).
526
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 71% 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 Mines
3 schools — 1,578 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 1
| Wallaroo Mines Primary School, Kadina | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 92 | 899 |
| Kadina Memorial School, Kadina | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,184 | 951 |
| Harvest Christian College, Kadina | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 302 | 983 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wallaroo Mines [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41519/wallaroo-mines/topic/education