57.0% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Modbury Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Modbury Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of residents in Modbury Heights have finished high school, with a growing number of adults holding university degrees. This shift is evident in the local figures, as the percentage of people with a bachelor degree or higher rose nearly 7 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57% of people here completed Year 12, which is a little above the South Australian figure. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 47.1% of residents had finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Modbury Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are trade-based, with 34.4% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 20.2% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
20.2% ▲ +52.2%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 20.2%
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 Modbury Heights, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 19.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 18%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Modbury Heights is a major hub for education, with 7 schools and 4,724 enrolments, making it one of the largest areas for students at this level. The average school here is much larger than in most other areas.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.04
Lower than 51% 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).
4,724
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
675
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,060
Higher than 69% 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 Modbury Heights
46 schools — 23,726 students, average ICSEA 1,024.
By sector: Government 35 · Independent 7 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 32 · Combined 7 · Secondary 7
| The Heights School, Modbury Heights | Government | Combined | 0.5 km | 1,811 | 1,060 |
| Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School, Wynn Vale | Independent | Primary | 0.9 km | 205 | 1,051 |
| Wynn Vale School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 365 | 1,032 |
| St Francis Xavier's Regional Catholic School, Wynn Vale | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 561 | 1,051 |
| Redwood Park Primary School, Redwood Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 368 | 1,032 |
| Keithcot Farm Primary School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 330 | 1,020 |
| King's Baptist Grammar School - Wynn Vale Campus, Wynn Vale | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,280 | 1,090 |
| Pedare Christian College, Golden Grove | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,146 | 1,097 |
| Gleeson College, Golden Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 941 | 1,055 |
| Modbury School P-6, Modbury North | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 172 | 1,026 |
| Golden Grove High School, Golden Grove | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,486 | 1,007 |
| East Para Primary School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 194 | 994 |
| Ridgehaven Primary School, Ridgehaven | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 222 | 983 |
| Surrey Downs Primary School, Surrey Downs | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 148 | 986 |
| Gulfview Heights Primary School, Gulfview Heights | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 384 | 993 |
| Modbury West School, Modbury | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 264 | 1,020 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 440 | 1,089 |
| Ardtornish Primary School, St Agnes | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 462 | 1,044 |
| Golden Grove Primary School, Golden Grove | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 495 | 1,021 |
| Modbury High School, Modbury | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 926 | 1,005 |
| Para Hills School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 269 | 978 |
| Para Vista Primary School, Para Vista | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 206 | 950 |
| Para Hills West Primary School, Para Hills West | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 287 | 981 |
| Keller Road Primary School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 239 | 941 |
| Banksia Park School R-6, Banksia Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 240 | 1,037 |
| Banksia Park International High School, Banksia Park | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,055 | 1,009 |
| Saint David's Parish School, Tea Tree Gully | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| Para Hills High School, Para Hills West | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 670 | 948 |
| Prescott Primary School, Northern, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 462 | 1,083 |
| Modbury South Primary School, Hope Valley | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 179 | 1,011 |
| Modbury Special School, Hope Valley | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 166 | 997 |
| Madison Park School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 188 | 923 |
| St Agnes School P - 6, St Agnes | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 251 | 1,039 |
| Tea Tree Gully Primary School, Tea Tree Gully | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 117 | 1,073 |
| Torrens Valley Christian School, Hope Valley | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 565 | 1,085 |
| Valley View Secondary School, Para Vista | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 596 | 963 |
| North Ingle School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 180 | 998 |
| Salisbury East High School, Salisbury East | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,008 | 941 |
| Fairview Park Primary School, Fairview Park | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 260 | 1,027 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Salisbury East | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,498 | 1,016 |
| Ingle Farm East Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 268 | 981 |
| Ingle Farm Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 454 | 967 |
| Highbury Primary School, Hope Valley | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 499 | 1,054 |
| Brahma Lodge Primary School, Brahma Lodge | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 191 | 906 |
| Wandana Primary School, Gilles Plains | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 181 | 962 |
| St Paul's College, Gilles Plains | Catholic | Combined | 5.2 km | 1,191 | 1,037 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Modbury Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402051053/modbury-heights/topic/education