54.1% ▲ +26.2%
Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 42.8%
- 2016: 49.3%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Makin · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Makin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Makin. While the area has seen a steady rise in schooling and degrees, qualification levels generally sit well below the national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 54.1%. This is about the same as the South Australian figure, though it remains well below the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Makin, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 11 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the national figure. This proportion has grown slightly, rising 3.5 points since 2016.
19.3% —
Lower than 60% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 19.3%
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 Makin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Makin has 30,230 school enrolments, a number larger than about 66% of similar areas. Most students attend government schools, which make up 73.7% of the sector.
1.83
Lower than 52% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
57
Higher than 57% of federal 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).
30,230
Higher than 69% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
530
Higher than 56% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,015
Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Makin
57 schools — 30,230 students, average ICSEA 1,015.
By sector: Government 42 · Independent 10 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 38 · Secondary 11 · Combined 8
| Gulfview Heights Primary School, Gulfview Heights | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 384 | 993 |
| Keller Road Primary School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 239 | 941 |
| Madison Park School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 188 | 923 |
| Para Hills West Primary School, Para Hills West | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 287 | 981 |
| Para Hills High School, Para Hills West | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 670 | 948 |
| King's Baptist Grammar School - Wynn Vale Campus, Wynn Vale | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,280 | 1,090 |
| Keithcot Farm Primary School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 330 | 1,020 |
| Salisbury East High School, Salisbury East | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,008 | 941 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Salisbury East | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,498 | 1,016 |
| Wynn Vale School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 365 | 1,032 |
| Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School, Wynn Vale | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 205 | 1,051 |
| Para Hills School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 269 | 978 |
| Pedare Christian College, Golden Grove | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,146 | 1,097 |
| The Heights School, Modbury Heights | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,811 | 1,060 |
| East Para Primary School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 194 | 994 |
| Golden Grove High School, Golden Grove | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,486 | 1,007 |
| Gleeson College, Golden Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 941 | 1,055 |
| North Ingle School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 180 | 998 |
| St Francis Xavier's Regional Catholic School, Wynn Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 561 | 1,051 |
| Salisbury Heights Primary School, Salisbury Heights | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 338 | 974 |
| Karrendi Primary School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 259 | 955 |
| Parafield Gardens High School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,277 | 928 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 440 | 1,089 |
| Golden Grove Primary School, Golden Grove | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 495 | 1,021 |
| Para Vista Primary School, Para Vista | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 206 | 950 |
| Redwood Park Primary School, Redwood Park | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 368 | 1,032 |
| Parafield Gardens Primary School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 575 | 968 |
| Ingle Farm Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 454 | 967 |
| Endeavour College, Mawson Lakes | Independent | Secondary | 4.4 km | 738 | 1,083 |
| Modbury School P-6, Modbury North | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 172 | 1,026 |
| Surrey Downs Primary School, Surrey Downs | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 148 | 986 |
| Prescott Primary School, Northern, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 4.7 km | 462 | 1,083 |
| Valley View Secondary School, Para Vista | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 596 | 963 |
| Modbury West School, Modbury | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 264 | 1,020 |
| Ingle Farm East Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 268 | 981 |
| Mawson Lakes School, Mawson Lakes | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 716 | 1,060 |
| Holy Family Catholic School, Parafield Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 539 | 1,000 |
| Garden College, Parafield Gardens | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 351 | 1,029 |
| Ridgehaven Primary School, Ridgehaven | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 222 | 983 |
| The Pines School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 671 | 967 |
| Our Lady of Hope School, Greenwith | Catholic | Primary | 5.7 km | 292 | 1,045 |
| Greenwith Primary School, Greenwith | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 558 | 1,019 |
| Modbury High School, Modbury | Government | Secondary | 5.8 km | 926 | 1,005 |
| Ardtornish Primary School, St Agnes | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 462 | 1,044 |
| Banksia Park School R-6, Banksia Park | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 240 | 1,037 |
| Modbury South Primary School, Hope Valley | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 179 | 1,011 |
| Modbury Special School, Hope Valley | Government | Combined | 6.2 km | 166 | 997 |
| Banksia Park International High School, Banksia Park | Government | Secondary | 6.2 km | 1,055 | 1,009 |
| Fairview Park Primary School, Fairview Park | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 260 | 1,027 |
| Saint David's Parish School, Tea Tree Gully | Catholic | Primary | 6.3 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| Pooraka Primary School, Pooraka | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 182 | 954 |
| Torrens Valley Christian School, Hope Valley | Independent | Combined | 6.6 km | 565 | 1,085 |
| St Agnes School P - 6, St Agnes | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 251 | 1,039 |
| Sports College South Australia - Football SA State Performance Centre, Gepps Cross | Independent | Secondary | 6.7 km | 404 | 1,015 |
| Tea Tree Gully Primary School, Tea Tree Gully | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 117 | 1,073 |
| Youth Education Centre - Goldsborough Road Campus (Cavan), Cavan | Government | Combined | 6.9 km | 28 | 894 |
| Roma Mitchell Secondary College, Gepps Cross | Government | Secondary | 7.0 km | 1,638 | 971 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Makin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED407/makin/topic/education