59.6% ▲ +31.0%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.5%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Enfield - Blair Athol · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Enfield - Blair Athol
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher numbers of university-educated adults than most similar areas set Enfield - Blair Athol apart. This shift is clear in the data, with the share of people holding a bachelor degree or higher climbing 10 points since 2011 to reach 26.4%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion has improved significantly, with 59.6% of residents now finishing Year 12, up 14 points since 2011. This figure is well above the South Australian average of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Enfield - Blair Athol, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 9 or below is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the state figure. This group is led by those with bachelor degrees (29.8%) and Certificate III or IV qualifications (23%).
26.4% ▲ +62.7%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 26.4%
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 Enfield - Blair Athol, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study at 19%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 8 schools, which is among the highest number for its level, with total enrolments of 3,822. These schools are split equally between government and Catholic sectors, with independent schools making up the remaining 25%.
8
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.73
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
Higher than 86% 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).
3,822
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
478
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
980
Lower than 67% 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 Enfield - Blair Athol
46 schools — 22,807 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 11 · Independent 9
By type: Primary 31 · Combined 8 · Secondary 7
| Blair Athol North B-6 School, Blair Athol | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 383 | 918 |
| St Gabriel's School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 306 | 1,032 |
| St Paul Lutheran School, Blair Athol | Independent | Primary | 0.8 km | 260 | 1,062 |
| Enfield Primary School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 188 | 978 |
| St Brigid's School, Kilburn | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 165 | 965 |
| Northfield Primary School, Northfield | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 352 | 982 |
| Roma Mitchell Secondary College, Gepps Cross | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,638 | 971 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Enfield | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 478 | 960 |
| Prospect North Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 373 | 1,037 |
| Sports College South Australia - Football SA State Performance Centre, Gepps Cross | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 404 | 1,015 |
| Pooraka Primary School, Pooraka | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 182 | 954 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Greenacres | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 691 | 1,085 |
| Hampstead Primary School, Greenacres | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 243 | 1,032 |
| Youth Education Centre - Goldsborough Road Campus (Cavan), Cavan | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 28 | 894 |
| Cedar College, Northgate | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 884 | 1,090 |
| Nailsworth Primary School, Nailsworth | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 548 | 1,106 |
| Rosary School, Prospect | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 484 | 1,101 |
| Prospect Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 537 | 1,109 |
| Heritage College Incorporated, Oakden | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 437 | 1,040 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Hillcrest | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 395 | 1,096 |
| St Monica's Parish School, Walkerville | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 192 | 1,102 |
| Vale Park Primary School, Vale Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 393 | 1,097 |
| St Pius X School, Windsor Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 552 | 1,108 |
| Klemzig Primary School, Klemzig | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 184 | 1,033 |
| Prescott College, Prospect | Independent | Secondary | 4.2 km | 206 | 1,016 |
| St Andrew's School, Walkerville | Independent | Primary | 4.4 km | 376 | 1,191 |
| St Patrick's School, Mansfield Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 180 | 1,002 |
| Blackfriars Priory School, Prospect | Catholic | Combined | 4.5 km | 786 | 1,037 |
| Walkerville Primary School, Walkerville | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 548 | 1,139 |
| Woodville Gardens School Birth-6, Woodville Gardens | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 478 | 983 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 324 | 1,024 |
| Brompton Primary School, Renown Park | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 175 | 1,001 |
| Adelaide Secondary School of English, West Croydon | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 487 | 961 |
| Ingle Farm Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 454 | 967 |
| Bowden Brompton Community School, Brompton | Government | Combined | 4.9 km | 145 | 906 |
| Challa Gardens Primary School, Kilkenny | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 251 | 982 |
| Wilderness School, Medindie | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 856 | 1,176 |
| Endeavour College, Mawson Lakes | Independent | Secondary | 5.0 km | 738 | 1,083 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Brompton | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 153 | 1,105 |
| Open Access College, Marden | Government | Combined | 5.2 km | 4,028 | 1,017 |
| Marden Senior College, Marden | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 496 | 1,041 |
| Ingle Farm East Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 268 | 981 |
| Mawson Lakes School, Mawson Lakes | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 716 | 1,060 |
| Australian Islamic College Adelaide, West Croydon | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 589 | 1,016 |
| North Ingle School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 180 | 998 |
| Felixstow Primary School, Felixstow | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 76 | 1,014 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Enfield - Blair Athol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402031036/enfield-blair-athol/topic/education