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Giles · State Electorate

Education & Qualifications in Giles

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Fewer than 40% of people in Giles finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While more people have completed their schooling since 2011, this remains a place where formal qualifications are less common than in most other parts of Australia.

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📍 Giles, State Electorate

Where Giles sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.4% ▲ +50.5%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Giles — lower than 92% of areas.

Giles10.4%
Rest of SA 11.3%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 37.9% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the 58.8% national average. This is a low rate compared to most areas, though it has risen 9.0 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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37.9% ▲ +31.0%

Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Giles, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (20%).

Year 12 37.9% Year 11 21.6% Year 10 18.3% Year 9 or below 11.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.4% of the population, which is among the lowest at this level and far below South Australia's 22.7%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.0% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.4% ▲ +50.5%

Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 23.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.4%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Giles has a high number of schools for every 1,000 children, with 31 schools within 3km. Most of these are government run (87.1%) and typically small, with an average size of 192 students.

Schools within 3 km

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31

Higher than 78% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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924

Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Giles

31 schools — 5,955 students, average ICSEA 924.

By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1

By type: Combined 20 · Primary 10 · Secondary 1
Coober Pedy Area School, Coober Pedy Government Combined 111.4 km 175 785
Oodnadatta Aboriginal School, Oodnadatta Government Combined 280.5 km 16 —
Indulkana Anangu School, Indulkana Government Combined 305.0 km 97 —
Roxby Downs Area School, Roxby Downs Government Combined 307.0 km 491 922
St Barbara's Parish School, Roxby Downs Catholic Combined 307.2 km 201 975
Mimili Anangu School, Mimili Government Combined 316.8 km 75 —
Andamooka Primary School, Andamooka Government Primary 328.4 km 16 —
Woomera Area School, Woomera Government Combined 330.1 km 10 954
Fregon Anangu School, Fregon Government Combined 369.7 km 62 715
Kenmore Park Anangu School, Alice Springs Government Combined 396.6 km 14 —
Ernabella Anangu School, Ghan Government Combined 412.9 km 148 —
Amata Anangu School, Amata Government Combined 474.2 km 106 —
Port Augusta Special School, Port Augusta Government Combined 483.5 km 40 860
Flinders View Primary School, Port Augusta West Government Primary 483.6 km 141 761
Caritas College, Port Augusta West Catholic Combined 484.0 km 541 995
Port Augusta West Primary School, Port Augusta West Government Primary 484.3 km 150 924
Quorn Area School, Quorn Government Combined 496.2 km 117 910
Hawker Area School, Hawker Government Combined 500.2 km 45 930
Whyalla Stuart Primary School R-6, Whyalla Stuart Government Primary 508.2 km 79 756
Fisk Street Primary School, Whyalla Norrie Government Primary 509.3 km 63 857
Whyalla Secondary College, Whyalla Norrie Government Secondary 510.2 km 1,004 900
Hincks Avenue Primary School, Whyalla Norrie Government Primary 510.3 km 170 833
Long Street Primary School, Whyalla Norrie Government Primary 511.2 km 140 895
Samaritan College - St John's Campus, Whyalla Catholic Combined 511.2 km 881 979
Whyalla Special Education Centre, Whyalla Norrie Government Combined 511.5 km 63 890
Nicolson Avenue Primary School, Whyalla Norrie Government Primary 511.5 km 261 885
Sunrise Christian School Whyalla, Whyalla Norrie Independent Combined 511.7 km 257 1,006
Memorial Oval Primary School, Whyalla Government Primary 513.0 km 206 919
Whyalla Town Primary School, Whyalla Government Primary 514.3 km 318 989
Murputja Anangu School, Alice Springs Government Combined 532.4 km 9 —
Pipalyatjara Anangu School, Pipalyatjara Government Combined 604.3 km 59 —

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Giles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40019/giles/topic/education