47.0% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 46.2%
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hurtle Vale · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Hurtle Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Hurtle Vale hold high-level qualifications compared to most similar areas. Only 12.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This trend is mirrored in school completion, where fewer people finish Year 12 than in most other parts of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47% of people here completed Year 12, which is well below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This rate has barely changed since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hurtle Vale, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.8% of the population, a figure that is much lower than most areas and fell 2.1 points since 2011. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.6% of residents.
12.8% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
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 Hurtle Vale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 17.1%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 16.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hurtle Vale has 8 schools within 3km, which is smaller than about 91% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the area has a lower average school advantage score than most other areas.
1.32
Lower than 83% 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).
3,730
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
466
Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
985
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hurtle Vale
8 schools — 3,730 students, average ICSEA 985.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 1
| Coorara Primary School, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 233 | 947 |
| Hackham East Primary School, Hackham | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 217 | 948 |
| Woodcroft Primary School, Woodcroft | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 454 | 1,004 |
| Emmaus Catholic School, Woodcroft | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 373 | 1,005 |
| Hackham West School, Hackham West | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 110 | 867 |
| Huntfield Heights School P-6, Huntfield Heights | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 80 | 898 |
| Reynella East College, Reynella East | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,938 | 988 |
| Happy Valley Primary School, Happy Valley | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 325 | 1,033 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hurtle Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40023/hurtle-vale/topic/education