# Education & Qualifications — Smithfield - Elizabeth North

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Area: Smithfield - Elizabeth North (Statistical Area 2 (SA2))

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.

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.

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.

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.

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%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Completed Year 12 | 32.4% | +24.4% since 2011 |
| Adults with a bachelor degree or higher | 4.9% | +64.0% since 2011 |
| Schools | 4 | — |
| Schools per 1,000 children | 1.54 | — |
| Schools within 3 km | 32 | — |
| School enrolments | 1,370 | — |
| Average school size | 343 | — |
| Average school ICSEA | 913 | — |

**Highest year of school** — Year 12 32.4%, Year 10 21.5%, Year 11 19.1%, Year 9 or below 15.4%

**Highest qualification level** — Certificate III / IV 39.2%, Advanced diploma / diploma 10.3%, Bachelor degree 8.5%, Certificate I / II 6.2%, Postgraduate degree 1.3%, Graduate diploma / certificate 1.1%

**Field of qualification** — Society & culture 16.1%, Management & commerce 12.8%, Engineering & related 11.7%, Food, hospitality & personal services 7.2%, Health 6.9%, Education 3.7%, Architecture & building 3.7%, Creative arts 2.0%, Information technology 2.0%, Agriculture & environment 1.6%, Natural & physical sciences 1.0%

## 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

Nearest 10 shown:

| School | Sector | Type | Distance | Students |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Blakeview Primary School | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 542 |
| Craigmore High School | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,245 |
| Trinity College Blakeview | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 635 |
| Compass Catholic Community | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 139 |
| John Hartley School B-6 | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 685 |
| Elizabeth Downs Primary School | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 420 |
| Blakes Crossing Christian College | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 712 |
| Munno Para Primary School | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 305 |
| Catherine McAuley School | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 483 |
| Mark Oliphant College (B-12) | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,685 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402021034/smithfield-elizabeth-north/topic/education