31.2% ▲ +66.1%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Morgan · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Morgan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Morgan (L) have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. While 31.2% of people finished Year 12, this is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend is improving, as Year 12 completion rose by 12 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. The most common highest school year reached is Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 21.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Morgan, the largest group is Year 12 at 35%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with just 2.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the lowest levels for similar areas and fell by 5.5 percentage points since 2011. Instead, many people hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification at 47.6%.
2.6% ▼ -68.2%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Morgan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 75%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 9%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study for those with qualifications, accounting for 23.0%. Other notable fields include society and culture at 13.5% and management and commerce at 10.3%.
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 Morgan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422030/morgan/topic/education