62.5% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 69.1%
- 2016: 73.5%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Black · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Black
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A drop in formal schooling levels has been the main story for Black since 2011. While 62.5% of residents completed Year 12, this is lower than it was a decade ago. Despite this dip, the area remains more highly educated than the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 62.5%, which is well above the South Australian figure of 54.6%. However, this is a fall of 6.5 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Black, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 11 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result that is well above the state average but has fallen 11 percentage points since 2011. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.6% of people.
26.4% ▼ -30.2%
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Black splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3 km, which is much lower than most similar areas. Most students attend government primary schools, with 3,776 total enrolments across the area.
1.28
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Lower than 90% of state electorate 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).
3,776
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
472
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,036
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Black
8 schools — 3,776 students, average ICSEA 1,036.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 1
| Hallett Cove East Primary School, Hallett Cove | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 325 | 1,056 |
| St Martin de Porres School, Sheidow Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 530 | 1,060 |
| Hallett Cove School, Hallett Cove | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,243 | 999 |
| Sheidow Park Primary School, Sheidow Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 290 | 1,020 |
| Seacliff Primary School, Seacliff | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 356 | 1,094 |
| Seaview Downs Primary School, Seaview Downs | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 324 | 1,051 |
| Woodend Primary School, Sheidow Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 631 | 1,050 |
| Hallett Cove South Primary School, Hallett Cove | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 77 | 989 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Black [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40003/black/topic/education