54.5% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wistow · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wistow
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Four schools within a three kilometre radius make Wistow better served for education than about 73% of similar areas. While over half the residents have finished Year 12, university degrees are less common here than in the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 54.5% of people completed Year 12, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the South Australian figure. This is well below the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wistow, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most areas but well below the Australian average. Trade qualifications are more common, with 33.1% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
21.6% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 21.6%
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 Wistow, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 13.6%, followed closely by engineering and society and culture, both at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than most areas, with an average size of 533 students. These schools are split evenly between government and independent sectors, and have a higher average advantage score than most areas.
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).
533
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,032
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wistow
4 schools — 2,132 students, average ICSEA 1,032.
By sector: Independent 2 · Government 2
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Mount Barker Waldorf School, Mount Barker | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 321 | 1,087 |
| Mount Barker South Primary School, Mount Barker | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 399 | 1,011 |
| St Mark's Lutheran School, Mount Barker | Independent | Primary | 6.9 km | 351 | 1,071 |
| Mount Barker High School, Mount Barker | Government | Secondary | 6.9 km | 1,061 | 1,010 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wistow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41627/wistow/topic/education