51.4% ▲ +24.1%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Para Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Para Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 16% of adults in Para Hills hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. While schooling levels have improved over the last decade, the area still sees lower rates of high school and university completion than most other places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below both the state and national figures. This is an improvement for the area, as the rate rose by 10 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Para Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 11 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a university degree is 15.7%, which is well below the South Australian average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 39.8% of people.
15.7% ▲ +65.1%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 15.7%
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 Para Hills, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are Engineering and related subjects at 18.8%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 18.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Para Hills has five schools, all of which are government run, and residents have access to 43 schools within 3km. The average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.76
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43
Higher than 85% 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).
1,804
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
361
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
972
Lower than 71% 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 Para Hills
43 schools — 25,502 students, average ICSEA 1,012.
By sector: Government 31 · Independent 7 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 29 · Secondary 9 · Combined 5
| Para Hills West Primary School, Para Hills West | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 287 | 981 |
| Para Hills High School, Para Hills West | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 670 | 948 |
| Keller Road Primary School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 239 | 941 |
| Para Hills School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 269 | 978 |
| Gulfview Heights Primary School, Gulfview Heights | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 384 | 993 |
| King's Baptist Grammar School - Wynn Vale Campus, Wynn Vale | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,280 | 1,090 |
| Keithcot Farm Primary School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 330 | 1,020 |
| East Para Primary School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 194 | 994 |
| Madison Park School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 188 | 923 |
| North Ingle School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 180 | 998 |
| The Heights School, Modbury Heights | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,811 | 1,060 |
| Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School, Wynn Vale | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 205 | 1,051 |
| Wynn Vale School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 365 | 1,032 |
| Salisbury East High School, Salisbury East | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,008 | 941 |
| Brahma Lodge Primary School, Brahma Lodge | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 191 | 906 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Salisbury East | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,498 | 1,016 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 440 | 1,089 |
| Pedare Christian College, Golden Grove | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,146 | 1,097 |
| Ingle Farm Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 454 | 967 |
| Para Vista Primary School, Para Vista | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 206 | 950 |
| Thomas More College, Salisbury Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,132 | 973 |
| Endeavour College, Mawson Lakes | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 738 | 1,083 |
| Gleeson College, Golden Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 941 | 1,055 |
| Golden Grove High School, Golden Grove | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,486 | 1,007 |
| Ingle Farm East Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 268 | 981 |
| Valley View Secondary School, Para Vista | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 596 | 963 |
| Prescott Primary School, Northern, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 462 | 1,083 |
| St Francis Xavier's Regional Catholic School, Wynn Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 561 | 1,051 |
| Karrendi Primary School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 259 | 955 |
| Salisbury Primary School, Salisbury | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 360 | 913 |
| Modbury West School, Modbury | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 264 | 1,020 |
| Parafield Gardens High School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,277 | 928 |
| Mawson Lakes School, Mawson Lakes | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 716 | 1,060 |
| Modbury School P-6, Modbury North | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 172 | 1,026 |
| Redwood Park Primary School, Redwood Park | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 368 | 1,032 |
| Parafield Gardens Primary School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 575 | 968 |
| St Augustine's Parish School, Salisbury | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 664 | 981 |
| Salisbury Park Primary School, Salisbury Park | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 220 | 960 |
| Golden Grove Primary School, Golden Grove | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 495 | 1,021 |
| Surrey Downs Primary School, Surrey Downs | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 148 | 986 |
| Salisbury Heights Primary School, Salisbury Heights | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 338 | 974 |
| St Paul's College, Gilles Plains | Catholic | Combined | 5.1 km | 1,191 | 1,037 |
| Modbury High School, Modbury | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 926 | 1,005 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Para Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402041041/para-hills/topic/education