71.4% —
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 71.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mawson Lakes - Globe Derby Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Mawson Lakes - Globe Derby Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Mawson Lakes - Globe Derby Park have finished high school and university than in the rest of South Australia. The area is highly educated, with 71.4% of people completing Year 12 and over a third of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far above the state and national figures, with 71.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This figure has risen by 3.9 percentage points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mawson Lakes - Globe Derby Park, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor's degree or higher is held by 34.2% of adults, which is well above the Australian figure. This proportion of highly qualified residents rose 5.6 percentage points since 2016.
34.2% —
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 34.2%
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 Mawson Lakes - Globe Derby Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce at 22.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.9% and health at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two schools, which is fewer than most similar areas, though the average school size of 727 students is much higher than usual.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.78
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 57% 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).
1,454
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
727
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,072
Higher than 73% 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 Mawson Lakes - Globe Derby Park
23 schools — 12,362 students, average ICSEA 980.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| Karrendi Primary School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 259 | 955 |
| Mawson Lakes School, Mawson Lakes | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 716 | 1,060 |
| Garden College, Parafield Gardens | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 351 | 1,029 |
| Parafield Gardens Primary School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 575 | 968 |
| Holy Family Catholic School, Parafield Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 539 | 1,000 |
| Parafield Gardens High School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,277 | 928 |
| Endeavour College, Mawson Lakes | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 738 | 1,083 |
| The Pines School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 671 | 967 |
| Thomas More College, Salisbury Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,132 | 973 |
| Youth Education Centre - Goldsborough Road Campus (Cavan), Cavan | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 28 | 894 |
| Salisbury Downs Primary School, Salisbury Downs | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 271 | 926 |
| Riverdale Primary School, Salisbury Downs | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 241 | 937 |
| Bethany Christian School Incorporated, Paralowie | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 531 | 996 |
| Pooraka Primary School, Pooraka | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 182 | 954 |
| Para Hills High School, Para Hills West | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 670 | 948 |
| North Ingle School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 180 | 998 |
| Para Hills West Primary School, Para Hills West | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 287 | 981 |
| Settlers Farm Campus R-6, Paralowie | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 597 | 951 |
| Para Hills School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 269 | 978 |
| Ingle Farm Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 454 | 967 |
| Sports College South Australia - Football SA State Performance Centre, Gepps Cross | Independent | Secondary | 5.1 km | 404 | 1,015 |
| Roma Mitchell Secondary College, Gepps Cross | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 1,638 | 971 |
| Northfield Primary School, Northfield | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 352 | 982 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mawson Lakes - Globe Derby Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402041171/mawson-lakes-globe-derby-park/topic/education