49.1% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mawson · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Mawson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Mawson have finished high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 49.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure. This trend has shifted over the last decade, as school and degree completion rates have both fallen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well below the South Australian average, falling 6.0 percentage points since 2011. About 19.4% of residents stopped at Year 11, while 17.3% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mawson, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 11 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.1% of the population, which is well below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.8% of residents.
17.1% ▼ -23.6%
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 Mawson, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with a qualification, the most common fields are management and commerce at 14.2%, followed closely by engineering at 13.8% and society and culture at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mawson has 12 schools within 3km, which is smaller than about 80% of similar areas. The majority of these are government schools (83.3%), with half of the schools being primary institutions.
1.86
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Lower than 81% 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).
5,683
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
474
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mawson
12 schools — 5,683 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 5 · Secondary 1
| Kangaroo Island Community Education, Kingscote | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 710 | 998 |
| Rapid Bay Primary School, Rapid Bay | Government | Primary | 55.2 km | 29 | 975 |
| Yankalilla Area School, Yankalilla | Government | Combined | 69.4 km | 389 | 970 |
| Myponga Primary School, Myponga | Government | Primary | 82.7 km | 87 | 994 |
| Aldinga Beach Primary School, Aldinga | Government | Primary | 87.8 km | 377 | 959 |
| Aldinga Payinthi College, Aldinga | Government | Combined | 88.6 km | 831 | 954 |
| Willunga Waldorf School, Willunga | Independent | Combined | 94.5 km | 390 | 1,072 |
| Tatachilla Lutheran College, Mclaren Vale | Independent | Combined | 95.0 km | 1,103 | 1,068 |
| Willunga Primary School, Willunga | Government | Primary | 95.3 km | 346 | 1,027 |
| Willunga High School, Willunga | Government | Secondary | 95.8 km | 693 | 994 |
| McLaren Vale Primary School, Mclaren Vale | Government | Primary | 96.4 km | 521 | 1,018 |
| McLaren Flat Primary School, Mclaren Flat | Government | Primary | 101.1 km | 207 | 1,030 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40030/mawson/topic/education