31.7% ▲ +22.3%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Elizabeth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Elizabeth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Low levels of formal schooling shape the daily life of Elizabeth, where only 31.7% of residents have completed Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, though the number of school leavers has risen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting far below the South Australian rate of 54.6%. About 21.6% of people stopped their schooling at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Elizabeth, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 9 or below (24%) and Year 10 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 5.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, at 38.4%.
5.2% ▲ +29.3%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Elizabeth, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are society and culture at 15.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Elizabeth has 10 schools, among the largest number for its level, with 4,089 enrolments. The area has 4.5 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas.
10
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.50
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
35
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
4,089
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
409
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
905
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Elizabeth
35 schools — 16,832 students, average ICSEA 937.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 6 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 8 · Combined 6
| Elizabeth South Primary School, Elizabeth South | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 144 | 860 |
| St Mary Magdalene's School, Elizabeth Grove | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 185 | 958 |
| Kaurna Plains School, Elizabeth | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 162 | 699 |
| Elizabeth Grove Primary School, Elizabeth Grove | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 249 | 902 |
| Playford International College, Elizabeth | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,322 | 881 |
| Indie School Elizabeth Campus, Elizabeth | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 322 | 946 |
| Elizabeth Vale Primary School, Elizabeth Vale | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 441 | 889 |
| Elizabeth East Primary School, Elizabeth East | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 200 | 875 |
| Pinnacle College - Elizabeth East Campus, Elizabeth East | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 993 | 1,049 |
| Northern Adelaide Senior College, Elizabeth | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 431 | 978 |
| Edmund Rice Flexi School, Elizabeth | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 163 | 908 |
| St Patrick's Technical College, Edinburgh North | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 260 | 998 |
| St Thomas More School, Elizabeth Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 267 | 927 |
| Playford College, Elizabeth | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 670 | 940 |
| Salisbury Park Primary School, Salisbury Park | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 220 | 960 |
| Elizabeth Park Primary School, Elizabeth Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 312 | 862 |
| Salisbury High School, Salisbury North | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,058 | 907 |
| Salisbury Heights Primary School, Salisbury Heights | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 338 | 974 |
| Salisbury North Primary School, Salisbury North | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 343 | 897 |
| St Augustine's Parish School, Salisbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 664 | 981 |
| Elizabeth North Primary School, Elizabeth North | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 514 | 907 |
| Taparra Primary School, Elizabeth Downs | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 131 | 926 |
| Lake Windemere B-6 School, Salisbury North | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 426 | 924 |
| Salisbury Primary School, Salisbury | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 360 | 913 |
| Swallowcliffe School P-6, Davoren Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 423 | 917 |
| Paralowie School, Paralowie | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,373 | 909 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Salisbury East | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,498 | 1,016 |
| Salisbury East High School, Salisbury East | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,008 | 941 |
| Brahma Lodge Primary School, Brahma Lodge | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 191 | 906 |
| Craigmore South Primary School, Craigmore | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 225 | 922 |
| Elizabeth Downs Primary School, Elizabeth Downs | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 420 | 904 |
| Hope Christian College, Craigmore | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 921 | 977 |
| Compass Catholic Community, Davoren Park | Catholic | Secondary | 5.4 km | 139 | 916 |
| Salisbury Downs Primary School, Salisbury Downs | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 271 | 926 |
| Madison Park School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 188 | 923 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Elizabeth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402021030/elizabeth/topic/education