48.3% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Whites Valley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Whites Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Whites Valley have remained steady, with about half of adults having finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure, and only 12.3% of adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Whites Valley finished high school than in the rest of the country, with 48.3% completing Year 12. This is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Whites Valley, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 11 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a much lower rate of university degrees than the state average, with only 12.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Trade qualifications are more common, as 32.3% of people hold a Certificate III or IV.
12.3% ▲ +27.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Whites Valley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 15.5% and engineering at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Whites Valley has four schools within 3 km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with an average size of 565 students.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
565
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Higher 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 Whites Valley
4 schools — 2,260 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Willunga Waldorf School, Willunga | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 390 | 1,072 |
| Willunga Primary School, Willunga | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 346 | 1,027 |
| Willunga High School, Willunga | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 693 | 994 |
| Aldinga Payinthi College, Aldinga | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 831 | 954 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Whites Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41583/whites-valley/topic/education