63.1% ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.2%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Highbury - Dernancourt · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Highbury - Dernancourt
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the state average for schooling, Highbury - Dernancourt is a highly educated area where 63.1% of residents finished Year 12. This gap from the South Australian figure of 54.6% reflects a broader trend toward higher learning, with university degrees becoming much more common here over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates have climbed 11 points since 2011 to reach 63.1%. This is well above the national figure of 58.8%, and far higher than the typical area.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Highbury - Dernancourt, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 28.6% of adults, which is a little above the Australian average. This figure rose by 8.4 points since 2011, and the area now sits well above the South Australian rate of 22.7%.
28.6% ▲ +41.5%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Highbury - Dernancourt splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.6%. Other common areas of study include society and culture, health, and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one primary government school, which is smaller than most areas, though it has a school advantage score higher than most. While there is only one school locally, there are 38 schools within 3km.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.52
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
Higher than 79% 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).
326
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
326
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,046
Higher than 63% 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 Highbury - Dernancourt
38 schools — 17,411 students, average ICSEA 1,052.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 7 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 26 · Combined 7 · Secondary 5
| Highbury Primary School, Hope Valley | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 499 | 1,054 |
| Torrens Valley Christian School, Hope Valley | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 565 | 1,085 |
| Modbury South Primary School, Hope Valley | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 179 | 1,011 |
| Modbury Special School, Hope Valley | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 166 | 997 |
| Athelstone School, Athelstone | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 368 | 1,100 |
| Modbury High School, Modbury | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 926 | 1,005 |
| Ardtornish Primary School, St Agnes | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 462 | 1,044 |
| St Agnes School P - 6, St Agnes | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 251 | 1,039 |
| Saint Ignatius' College - Senior School Campus, Athelstone | Catholic | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,421 | 1,151 |
| Paradise Primary School, Paradise | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 141 | 1,022 |
| Modbury School P-6, Modbury North | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 172 | 1,026 |
| Dernancourt School, Dernancourt | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 326 | 1,046 |
| Kildare College, Holden Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 768 | 1,051 |
| Tea Tree Gully Primary School, Tea Tree Gully | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 117 | 1,073 |
| Thorndon Park Primary School, Athelstone | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 266 | 1,069 |
| Modbury West School, Modbury | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 264 | 1,020 |
| Ridgehaven Primary School, Ridgehaven | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 222 | 983 |
| Adelaide East Education Centre, Campbelltown | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 49 | 1,056 |
| Charles Campbell College, Paradise | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,188 | 1,018 |
| Sunrise Christian School Paradise, Paradise | Independent | Primary | 4.3 km | 175 | 1,096 |
| Saint David's Parish School, Tea Tree Gully | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| Wandana Primary School, Gilles Plains | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 181 | 962 |
| Banksia Park International High School, Banksia Park | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,055 | 1,009 |
| St Francis of Assisi School, Newton | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 246 | 1,049 |
| Prescott Primary School, Northern, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 4.7 km | 462 | 1,083 |
| Avenues College, Windsor Gardens | Government | Combined | 5.0 km | 493 | 929 |
| Stradbroke School, Rostrevor | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 694 | 1,111 |
| St Paul's College, Gilles Plains | Catholic | Combined | 5.1 km | 1,191 | 1,037 |
| Valley View Secondary School, Para Vista | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 596 | 963 |
| East Torrens Primary School, Hectorville | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 350 | 1,073 |
| Ingle Farm East Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 268 | 981 |
| East Marden Primary School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 548 | 1,127 |
| St Joseph's School, Hectorville | Catholic | Primary | 6.3 km | 859 | 1,077 |
| St Pius X School, Windsor Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 6.4 km | 552 | 1,108 |
| Heritage College Incorporated, Oakden | Independent | Combined | 6.4 km | 437 | 1,040 |
| Paracombe Primary and Preschool, Paracombe | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 69 | 1,088 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Hillcrest | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 395 | 1,096 |
| Klemzig Primary School, Klemzig | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 184 | 1,033 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Highbury - Dernancourt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402051051/highbury-dernancourt/topic/education