31.3% ▲ +15.8%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Whyalla Stuart · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Whyalla Stuart
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Whyalla Stuart, where 43.2% of adults hold one. This is an area with very low levels of formal schooling and higher education compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.3% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. This gap is reflected in the local breakdown, where many residents left school in Year 11 or Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Whyalla Stuart, the largest group is Year 12 at 35%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by just 5.2% of adults, a figure far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
5.2% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Whyalla Stuart, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 21.6%, followed by society and culture at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 9 schools within 3km, which is more than 81% of similar areas, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most places.
0.86
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
324
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
923
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Whyalla Stuart
9 schools — 2,918 students, average ICSEA 923.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Whyalla Secondary College, Whyalla Norrie | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,004 | 900 |
| Long Street Primary School, Whyalla Norrie | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 140 | 895 |
| Whyalla Stuart Primary School R-6, Whyalla Stuart | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 79 | 756 |
| Fisk Street Primary School, Whyalla Norrie | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 63 | 857 |
| Sunrise Christian School Whyalla, Whyalla Norrie | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 257 | 1,006 |
| Hincks Avenue Primary School, Whyalla Norrie | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 170 | 833 |
| Whyalla Special Education Centre, Whyalla Norrie | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 63 | 890 |
| Nicolson Avenue Primary School, Whyalla Norrie | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 261 | 885 |
| Samaritan College - St John's Campus, Whyalla | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 881 | 979 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Whyalla Stuart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41590/whyalla-stuart/topic/education