51.3% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.1%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Willunga Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Willunga Hill
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 Willunga Hill, held by 40.2% of adults. While more people here finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, the overall level of schooling remains well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 51.3%, have completed Year 12. This is higher than in most similar areas, but still well below the South Australian figure of 54.6% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Willunga Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 11 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas. This is a little below the state average and well below the national figure of 26.3%.
21.0% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 21.0%
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 Willunga Hill, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Health and Management & commerce both at 17.1%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government-run combined school within 3 km, which is larger than schools in about 59% of similar areas. The school's average advantage score sits around the middle for its level.
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).
469
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Willunga Hill
1 school — 469 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Mount Compass Area School, Mount Compass | Government | Combined | 5.5 km | 469 | 987 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Willunga Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41611/willunga-hill/topic/education