32.4% ▲ +24.4%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Smithfield - Elizabeth North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Smithfield - Elizabeth North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 32.4% of people in Smithfield - Elizabeth North finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This is an area where school completion and higher degrees are much lower than in most other places, though these rates have risen slightly since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%, though it rose 6.4 percentage points since 2011. About 15.4% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Smithfield - Elizabeth North, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 4.9% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Most people's highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.2% of residents.
4.9% ▲ +64.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Smithfield - Elizabeth North, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in society and culture at 16.1%, followed by management and commerce at 12.8% and engineering at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four primary schools in the area, all of which are government-run. The average school advantage score is among the lowest for similar areas, and school sizes are generally smaller than most.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.54
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
32
Higher than 73% 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).
1,370
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
343
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
913
Lower than 89% 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 Smithfield - Elizabeth North
32 schools — 16,840 students, average ICSEA 940.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 7 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 9 · Secondary 7
| Blakeview Primary School, Blakeview | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 542 | 921 |
| Craigmore High School, Blakeview | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,245 | 916 |
| Trinity College Blakeview, Blakeview | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 635 | 1,037 |
| Compass Catholic Community, Davoren Park | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 139 | 916 |
| John Hartley School B-6, Smithfield Plains | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 685 | 903 |
| Elizabeth Downs Primary School, Elizabeth Downs | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 420 | 904 |
| Blakes Crossing Christian College, Blakeview | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 712 | 983 |
| Munno Para Primary School, Munno Para | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 305 | 929 |
| Catherine McAuley School, Craigmore | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 483 | 976 |
| Mark Oliphant College (B-12), Munno Para West | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,685 | 919 |
| Playford Primary School, Craigmore | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 398 | 944 |
| Taparra Primary School, Elizabeth Downs | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 131 | 926 |
| Elizabeth North Primary School, Elizabeth North | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 514 | 907 |
| Adelaide North Special School, Munno Para West | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 178 | 964 |
| St Columba College, Andrews Farm | Catholic | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,519 | 973 |
| Swallowcliffe School P-6, Davoren Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 423 | 917 |
| Hope Christian College, Craigmore | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 921 | 977 |
| Elizabeth Park Primary School, Elizabeth Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 312 | 862 |
| Playford College, Elizabeth | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 670 | 940 |
| Craigmore South Primary School, Craigmore | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 225 | 922 |
| St Thomas More School, Elizabeth Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 267 | 927 |
| Edmund Rice Flexi School, Elizabeth | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 163 | 908 |
| Northern Adelaide Senior College, Elizabeth | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 431 | 978 |
| St Patrick's Technical College, Edinburgh North | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 260 | 998 |
| Pinnacle College - Elizabeth East Campus, Elizabeth East | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 993 | 1,049 |
| Elizabeth East Primary School, Elizabeth East | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 200 | 875 |
| Indie School Elizabeth Campus, Elizabeth | Independent | Secondary | 4.6 km | 322 | 946 |
| Playford International College, Elizabeth | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,322 | 881 |
| Kaurna Plains School, Elizabeth | Government | Combined | 5.0 km | 162 | 699 |
| Elizabeth Grove Primary School, Elizabeth Grove | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 249 | 902 |
| Elizabeth South Primary School, Elizabeth South | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 144 | 860 |
| St Mary Magdalene's School, Elizabeth Grove | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 185 | 958 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Smithfield - Elizabeth North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402021034/smithfield-elizabeth-north/topic/education