31.1% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ward Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ward Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 31.1% of residents in Ward Hill finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average. This gap in school completion is the most striking feature of the area's education profile, though a fair few adults have gone on to achieve higher degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than in most areas, with only 31.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%, and about 18% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ward Hill, the largest group is Year 12 at 33%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Despite the low rate of school completion, 18.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the Australian average of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 45.5%.
18.6% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 18.6%
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 Hill, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 44%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with degrees, qualifications are split evenly between natural and physical sciences and engineering, each making up 13.6% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government-run combined school, which is smaller than the typical school for this level. This school's advantage score sits around the middle compared to similar areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
152
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
980
Lower than 57% 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 Hill
1 school — 152 students, average ICSEA 980.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Port Broughton Area School, Port Broughton | Government | Combined | 10.1 km | 152 | 980 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ward Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41535/ward-hill/topic/education