56.1% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 46.1%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tea Tree Gully · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Tea Tree Gully
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant 10 percentage point jump in high school completion since 2011 defines the educational trend in Tea Tree Gully. Now, 56.1% of residents have finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This growth in schooling is matched by a rise in higher qualifications, with more people holding university degrees than a decade ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half the population (56.1%) has completed Year 12, a figure slightly above the South Australian average. This is a notable increase from 2011, when only 46.1% had finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tea Tree Gully, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 11 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are more common here than in most similar areas, with 21.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This rate has risen by 7 percentage points since 2011, though it remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.
21.0% ▲ +49.5%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 21.0%
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 Tea Tree Gully, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.3%. Other common qualifications are in society and culture, health, and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tea Tree Gully has 32 schools with 16,945 enrolments, which is larger than about 82% of similar areas. Most students attend government schools (71.9%), and the typical school is quite large with 530 students.
32
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.83
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16,945
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
530
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,042
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tea Tree Gully
32 schools — 16,945 students, average ICSEA 1,042.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 5 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 22 · Combined 5 · Secondary 5
| The Heights School, Modbury Heights | Government | Combined | — | 1,811 | 1,060 |
| Golden Grove High School, Golden Grove | Government | Secondary | — | 1,486 | 1,007 |
| King's Baptist Grammar School - Wynn Vale Campus, Wynn Vale | Independent | Combined | — | 1,280 | 1,090 |
| Pedare Christian College, Golden Grove | Independent | Combined | — | 1,146 | 1,097 |
| Banksia Park International High School, Banksia Park | Government | Secondary | — | 1,055 | 1,009 |
| Gleeson College, Golden Grove | Catholic | Secondary | — | 941 | 1,055 |
| Modbury High School, Modbury | Government | Secondary | — | 926 | 1,005 |
| Kildare College, Holden Hill | Catholic | Secondary | — | 768 | 1,051 |
| Torrens Valley Christian School, Hope Valley | Independent | Combined | — | 565 | 1,085 |
| St Francis Xavier's Regional Catholic School, Wynn Vale | Catholic | Primary | — | 561 | 1,051 |
| Greenwith Primary School, Greenwith | Government | Primary | — | 558 | 1,019 |
| Highbury Primary School, Hope Valley | Government | Primary | — | 499 | 1,054 |
| Golden Grove Primary School, Golden Grove | Government | Primary | — | 495 | 1,021 |
| Ardtornish Primary School, St Agnes | Government | Primary | — | 462 | 1,044 |
| Redwood Park Primary School, Redwood Park | Government | Primary | — | 368 | 1,032 |
| Wynn Vale School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | — | 365 | 1,032 |
| Keithcot Farm Primary School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | — | 330 | 1,020 |
| Dernancourt School, Dernancourt | Government | Primary | — | 326 | 1,046 |
| Saint David's Parish School, Tea Tree Gully | Catholic | Primary | — | 306 | 1,063 |
| Our Lady of Hope School, Greenwith | Catholic | Primary | — | 292 | 1,045 |
| Modbury West School, Modbury | Government | Primary | — | 264 | 1,020 |
| Fairview Park Primary School, Fairview Park | Government | Primary | — | 260 | 1,027 |
| St Agnes School P - 6, St Agnes | Government | Primary | — | 251 | 1,039 |
| Banksia Park School R-6, Banksia Park | Government | Primary | — | 240 | 1,037 |
| Ridgehaven Primary School, Ridgehaven | Government | Primary | — | 222 | 983 |
| Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School, Wynn Vale | Independent | Primary | — | 205 | 1,051 |
| Wandana Primary School, Gilles Plains | Government | Primary | — | 181 | 962 |
| Modbury South Primary School, Hope Valley | Government | Primary | — | 179 | 1,011 |
| Modbury School P-6, Modbury North | Government | Primary | — | 172 | 1,026 |
| Modbury Special School, Hope Valley | Government | Combined | — | 166 | 997 |
| Surrey Downs Primary School, Surrey Downs | Government | Primary | — | 148 | 986 |
| Tea Tree Gully Primary School, Tea Tree Gully | Government | Primary | — | 117 | 1,073 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tea Tree Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA47700/tea-tree-gully/topic/education