33.9% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Southern Cross · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Southern Cross
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Southern Cross, held by 35.2% of the population. This is a place where few residents have completed Year 12 or finished a university degree. Only 8.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below the state and national figures, with only 33.9% of people finishing Year 12. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →Southern Cross splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as the 8.4% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the 26.3% national average.
8.4% ▲ +49.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Southern Cross, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering and related fields at 17.4%, followed by management and commerce at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Southern Cross has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the average school size of 42 is much lower than most areas. These two schools are split evenly between the government and Catholic sectors.
23.26
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
42
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
921
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 Southern Cross
2 schools — 84 students, average ICSEA 921.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Southern Cross District High School, Southern Cross | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 54 | 874 |
| St Joseph's School, Southern Cross | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 30 | 1,006 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Southern Cross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51393/southern-cross/topic/education