41.1% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lewiston · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Lewiston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 8.1% of adults in Lewiston hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. While more people have finished school now than a decade ago, the area remains less qualified than most other regions. This pattern is seen in both high-level degrees and basic school completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen to 41.1% since 2011, though this is still far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. About 23.6% of residents reached Year 11 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lewiston, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade qualifications are common here, with 51.2% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the proportion of people with university degrees is much lower than in most other areas.
8.1% ▲ +68.3%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 Lewiston, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related subjects are the most common fields of study at 25.2%. Management and commerce follow at 15.2%, with society and culture making up 12.8% of qualifications.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lewiston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415019/lewiston/topic/education