41.9% ▲ +29.4%
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Finniss · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Finniss
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Finniss have finished school and earned degrees since 2011, though overall levels remain low. Only 41.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. However, the area is seeing a steady climb in both school completions and higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose by 9.5 points since 2011 to reach 41.9%, but this is still far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. About 21.2% of residents stopped after Year 10, and 10.2% left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Finniss, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher now make up 15.3% of the population, a rise of 7.1 points since 2011. This is still well below the state average, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 35.2% of people.
15.3% ▲ +86.8%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 15.3%
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 Finniss, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 15.3%, followed by management and commerce at 14.7% and society and culture at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3 kilometres, which is fewer than in 91% of similar areas. Most are government schools (75%), and the average school size of 486 students is around the middle for its level.
1.90
Higher than 50% 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).
3,889
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
486
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Finniss
8 schools — 3,889 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Goolwa Secondary College, Goolwa | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 285 | 957 |
| Goolwa Primary School, Goolwa | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 281 | 972 |
| Port Elliot Primary School, Port Elliot | Government | Primary | 10.7 km | 351 | 990 |
| Encounter Lutheran College, Victor Harbor | Independent | Combined | 14.1 km | 748 | 1,048 |
| Victor Harbor Primary School, Victor Harbor | Government | Primary | 15.7 km | 454 | 963 |
| Victor Harbor High School, Victor Harbor | Government | Secondary | 17.7 km | 633 | 974 |
| Investigator College, Victor Harbor | Independent | Combined | 18.5 km | 668 | 1,065 |
| Mount Compass Area School, Mount Compass | Government | Combined | 18.8 km | 469 | 987 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Finniss [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40014/finniss/topic/education