Clarendon - Kangarilla - Blewitt Springs - Kuitpo - Dorset Vale
Highest level of schooling
In Clarendon - Kangarilla - Blewitt Springs - Kuitpo - Dorset Vale, 47.8% of people aged over 15 years had completed Year 12 schooling (or equivalent) as of 2016. This was greater than Old Reynella.
Clarendon - Kangarilla - Blewitt Springs - Kuitpo - Dorset Vale's school completion data is a useful indicator of socio-economic status. With other indicators, such as Proficiency in English, the data informs planners and decision-makers about people's ability to access services. Combined with Educational Qualifications it also allows assessment of the skill base of the population.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the highest year of primary or secondary school the person has completed?'
Persons aged 15 years and over
Highest level of secondary schooling completed | ||||||||
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Clarendon - Kangarilla - Blewitt Springs - Kuitpo - Dorset Vale - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2006 | Change | |||||
Level of schooling | Number | % | Old Reynella % | Number | % | Old Reynella % | 2006 to 2016 | |
Year 8 or below | 51 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 6001 | 54 | 3.7 | 5.1 | -3 |
Year 9 or equivalent | 65 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 6002 | 68 | 4.8 | 7.3 | -4 |
Year 10 or equivalent | 288 | 18.3 | 19.5 | 6003 | 299 | 20.8 | 21.0 | -12 |
Year 11 or equivalent | 319 | 20.3 | 20.9 | 6004 | 321 | 22.2 | 22.9 | -2 |
Year 12 or equivalent | 753 | 47.8 | 44.6 | 6005 | 616 | 42.7 | 36.5 | +136 |
Did not go to school | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 6006 | 10 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -11 |
Not stated | 99 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 6007 | 72 | 5.0 | 7.0 | +27 |
Total persons aged 15+ | 1,575 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,443 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +132 |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the highest level of schooling attained by the population in Clarendon - Kangarilla - Blewitt Springs - Kuitpo - Dorset Vale in 2016 compared to Old Reynella shows that there was a lower proportion of people who had left school at an early level (Year 10 or less) and a higher proportion of people who completed Year 12 or equivalent.
Overall, 25.7% of the population left school at Year 10 or below, and 47.8% went on to complete Year 12 or equivalent, compared with 29.0% and 44.6% respectively for Old Reynella.
The major differences between the level of schooling attained by the population in Clarendon - Kangarilla - Blewitt Springs - Kuitpo - Dorset Vale and Old Reynella were:
- A larger percentage of persons who completed year 12 or equivalent (47.8% compared to 44.6%)
- A smaller percentage of persons who completed year 9 or equivalent (4.1% compared to 5.4%)
- A smaller percentage of persons who completed year 10 or equivalent (18.3% compared to 19.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest change in the level of schooling attained by the population in Clarendon - Kangarilla - Blewitt Springs - Kuitpo - Dorset Vale, between 2006 and 2016 was:
- Year 12 or equivalent (+136 persons)