58.8% ▲ +30.1%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 45.2%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Port Adelaide Enfield · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Port Adelaide Enfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults in Port Adelaide Enfield have finished high school and university than the South Australian average. A striking 58.8% of residents have completed Year 12, and the number of people with a bachelor degree or higher has jumped nearly 10 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates have risen by 14 points since 2011 to reach 58.8%. This is well above the South Australian figure of 54.6% and about the same as the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Port Adelaide Enfield, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 25.7%, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the state average. Bachelor degrees are the most common qualification at 28.6%.
25.7% ▲ +62.6%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Port Adelaide Enfield splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 19.5%, followed by engineering at 15.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 33 schools with 15,085 enrolments, meaning it has more schools and students than about 85% of similar areas. However, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for this level.
33
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.48
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15,085
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
457
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,011
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Port Adelaide Enfield
33 schools — 15,085 students, average ICSEA 1,011.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 12 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 21 · Combined 7 · Secondary 5
| Roma Mitchell Secondary College, Gepps Cross | Government | Secondary | — | 1,638 | 971 |
| Mount Carmel College Secondary Campus, Rosewater | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,204 | 1,008 |
| St Paul's College, Gilles Plains | Catholic | Combined | — | 1,191 | 1,037 |
| Cedar College, Northgate | Independent | Combined | — | 884 | 1,090 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Greenacres | Catholic | Primary | — | 691 | 1,085 |
| Ocean View P-12 College, Taperoo | Government | Combined | — | 629 | 918 |
| Portside Christian College, New Port | Independent | Combined | — | 626 | 1,067 |
| St Pius X School, Windsor Gardens | Catholic | Primary | — | 552 | 1,108 |
| Avenues College, Windsor Gardens | Government | Combined | — | 493 | 929 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Enfield | Catholic | Secondary | — | 478 | 960 |
| Woodville Gardens School Birth-6, Woodville Gardens | Government | Primary | — | 478 | 983 |
| Le Fevre High School, Semaphore South | Government | Secondary | — | 456 | 951 |
| Heritage College Incorporated, Oakden | Independent | Combined | — | 437 | 1,040 |
| Largs Bay School, Largs Bay | Government | Primary | — | 418 | 1,018 |
| Sports College South Australia - Football SA State Performance Centre, Gepps Cross | Independent | Secondary | — | 404 | 1,015 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Hillcrest | Government | Primary | — | 395 | 1,096 |
| Blair Athol North B-6 School, Blair Athol | Government | Primary | — | 383 | 918 |
| Northfield Primary School, Northfield | Government | Primary | — | 352 | 982 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | — | 324 | 1,024 |
| Our Lady of the Visitation School, Taperoo | Catholic | Primary | — | 320 | 1,026 |
| St Gabriel's School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | — | 306 | 1,032 |
| Alberton Primary School, Queenstown | Government | Primary | — | 262 | 1,002 |
| St Paul Lutheran School, Blair Athol | Independent | Primary | — | 260 | 1,062 |
| North Haven School, North Haven | Government | Primary | — | 249 | 985 |
| Hampstead Primary School, Greenacres | Government | Primary | — | 243 | 1,032 |
| Le Fevre Peninsula Primary School, Birkenhead | Government | Primary | — | 232 | 902 |
| Dominican School, Semaphore | Catholic | Primary | — | 230 | 1,048 |
| Enfield Primary School, Enfield | Government | Primary | — | 188 | 978 |
| Klemzig Primary School, Klemzig | Government | Primary | — | 184 | 1,033 |
| St Patrick's School, Mansfield Park | Catholic | Primary | — | 180 | 1,002 |
| St Brigid's School, Kilburn | Catholic | Primary | — | 165 | 965 |
| St Joseph's School, Ottoway | Catholic | Primary | — | 154 | 990 |
| Adelaide West Special Education Centre, Taperoo | Government | Combined | — | 79 | 989 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Port Adelaide Enfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45890/port-adelaide-enfield/topic/education