63.3% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Holdfast Bay · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Holdfast Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 63% of people in Holdfast Bay have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where both school completion rates and university degrees have climbed significantly over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher here than in most areas, with 63.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This figure has risen by 9.6 percentage points since 2011, putting the area well above the South Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Holdfast Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 32.3%, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This represents a significant increase from 2011, when only 23.6% held these qualifications.
32.3% ▲ +36.9%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 32.3%
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 Holdfast Bay, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce at 21.5%, followed by health at 14.1% and society and culture at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Holdfast Bay has 10 schools with an average size of 773 students, which is among the highest for similar areas. While the average school advantage score is much higher than most areas, there are only 2.03 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most other places.
10
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.03
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7,732
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
773
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,086
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Holdfast Bay
10 schools — 7,732 students, average ICSEA 1,086.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Sacred Heart College - Marcellin Campus, Somerton Park | Catholic | Combined | — | 2,033 | 1,083 |
| Brighton Secondary School, North Brighton | Government | Secondary | — | 1,737 | 1,071 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | — | 726 | 1,077 |
| Glenelg Primary School, Glenelg East | Government | Primary | — | 613 | 1,078 |
| Paringa Park Primary School, North Brighton | Government | Primary | — | 515 | 1,101 |
| St Peter's Woodlands Grammar School, Glenelg | Independent | Primary | — | 509 | 1,140 |
| McAuley Community School, Hove | Catholic | Primary | — | 451 | 1,099 |
| St Mary's Memorial School, Glenelg | Catholic | Primary | — | 405 | 1,113 |
| St Leonards Primary School, Glenelg North | Government | Primary | — | 387 | 1,064 |
| Seacliff Primary School, Seacliff | Government | Primary | — | 356 | 1,094 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Holdfast Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA42600/holdfast-bay/topic/education