34.1% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
White Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in White Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school or university in White Hill compared to most other areas. Only 34.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a local profile where practical trade skills are much more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the state and national figures, with only 34.1% of people finishing Year 12. Many residents stopped their formal schooling earlier, with 17.6% finishing Year 10 and 24.2% finishing Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In White Hill, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 11 (29%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, as only 3.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while over half the population holds a Certificate III or IV.
3.4% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In White Hill, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 77%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Health at 22% and Engineering at 19.5%. Education and Management and Commerce both account for 14.6% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The local school advantage score is 940, which is much lower than most areas. There is one independent combined school within 3 km, which is around the middle for its size with 263 students.
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).
263
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
940
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving White Hill
1 school — 263 students, average ICSEA 940.
By sector: Independent 1
By type: Combined 1
| Tyndale Christian School Murray Bridge, Murray Bridge | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 263 | 940 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in White Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41577/white-hill/topic/education