46.9% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 40.4%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Light · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Light
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Light have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country, but these numbers are climbing. Only 12.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. While university degrees are less common, the area has a strong focus on practical, trade-based training.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 46.9%, which is well below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This is a improving trend, as the rate rose 6.5 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Light, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 11 (21%) and Year 10 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a high proportion of trade qualifications, with 41.7% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why bachelor degrees are much less common here than in most other areas.
12.8% ▲ +28.9%
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 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 Light, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 17.2%, followed closely by engineering and related subjects at 16.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schools in Light tend to be much larger than in most other areas, with an average size of 773 students. About 61.5% of students attend government schools, while 30.8% are in the independent sector.
1.86
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Lower than 76% 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).
10,045
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
773
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
983
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Light
13 schools — 10,045 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 5 · Secondary 2
| Evanston Gardens Primary School, Evanston Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 263 | 943 |
| Gawler and District College B-12, Evanston | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,247 | 932 |
| Trinity College South, Evanston South | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 957 | 1,039 |
| Trinity College Senior, Evanston South | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 669 | 1,025 |
| Trinity College North, Evanston South | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 914 | 1,040 |
| Gawler Primary School, Gawler | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 168 | 954 |
| Immanuel Gawler, Gawler East | Independent | Primary | 4.7 km | 353 | 1,038 |
| Xavier College - Head Campus, Gawler Belt | Catholic | Secondary | 5.1 km | 2,532 | 1,001 |
| Gawler East Primary School, Gawler East | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 374 | 987 |
| Adelaide North Special School, Munno Para West | Government | Combined | 5.7 km | 178 | 964 |
| Mark Oliphant College (B-12), Munno Para West | Government | Combined | 6.0 km | 1,685 | 919 |
| Hewett Primary School, Hewett | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 400 | 1,006 |
| Munno Para Primary School, Munno Para | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 305 | 929 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Light [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40028/light/topic/education