39.5% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ward Belt · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ward Belt
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Ward Belt have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 39.5% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This pattern of lower formal schooling continues through to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far below the South Australian average, with 39.5% of residents completing Year 12. Other common highest years of schooling include Year 10 at 23.7% and Year 11 at 21.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ward Belt, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is much lower than most areas, with only 6.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more common at 28.8%.
6.3% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Ward Belt, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (26%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in this area most commonly studied health, which accounts for 22% of degrees. Other frequent fields include engineering at 16.9% and society and culture at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are seven schools within 3km, which is more than about 79% of similar areas. These schools are mostly government primary schools, and the average school size is among the highest for this level.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
762
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ward Belt
7 schools — 5,337 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Xavier College - Head Campus, Gawler Belt | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 2,532 | 1,001 |
| Gawler Primary School, Gawler | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 168 | 954 |
| Evanston Gardens Primary School, Evanston Gardens | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 263 | 943 |
| Hewett Primary School, Hewett | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 400 | 1,006 |
| Gawler and District College B-12, Evanston | Government | Combined | 6.6 km | 1,247 | 932 |
| Immanuel Gawler, Gawler East | Independent | Primary | 6.8 km | 353 | 1,038 |
| Gawler East Primary School, Gawler East | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 374 | 987 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ward Belt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41534/ward-belt/topic/education