40.3% ▲ +35.7%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Berri · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Berri
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Berri finished high school compared to the national figure, though the town has seen steady progress. While only 40.3% of residents completed Year 12, this is an 11 point increase since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the South Australian figure, though it now sits around the middle for similar areas. About 18.8% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Berri, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (20%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.5% of the population, which is far below the national average. Trade qualifications are more common, with 37.7% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
11.5% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 Berri, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in society and culture are the most common, at 15%. These are followed by management and commerce at 14% and engineering at 13.3%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Berri
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Berri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415006/berri/topic/education