31.6% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wepar · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wepar
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education qualifications in Wepar are most commonly in the field of education. Only 31.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where formal schooling levels are much lower than most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.6% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This is much lower than most similar areas, with 28.9% of residents reaching Year 11 as their highest level.
Highest year of school
View on map →Wepar splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 11 (37%), with Year 10 at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 15.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average. This is around the middle for similar areas, though still well below the South Australian figure.
15.4% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Wepar splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (38%) and Certificate III / IV (38%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, 36.4% studied education, followed by 31.8% in engineering and 22.7% in agriculture and environment.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wepar has one government primary school, which is smaller than most schools at this level. The average school advantage score of 885 is also among the lowest for 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).
22
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
885
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wepar
1 school — 22 students, average ICSEA 885.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kalangadoo Primary School, Kalangadoo | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 22 | 885 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wepar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41563/wepar/topic/education