38.4% ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wudinna · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wudinna
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Wudinna have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 38.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is much lower than the national figure. This gap is reflected in the low number of adults with a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 38.4% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below both the South Australian (54.6%) and national (58.8%) figures. Other common levels of schooling include Year 11 at 23.4% and Year 10 at 16.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wudinna, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher—far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, nearly half of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
8.6% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Wudinna, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 21%, followed by Education at 15.1% and Management and commerce at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most similar places. There is one government combined school serving the community, which is smaller than the typical school in other similar areas.
8.62
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
188
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wudinna
1 school — 188 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Wudinna Area School, Wudinna | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 188 | 997 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wudinna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41659/wudinna/topic/education