52.7% ▲ +22.7%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 42.9%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
St Agnes - Ridgehaven · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in St Agnes - Ridgehaven
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 10 percentage points more of the St Agnes - Ridgehaven population completed Year 12 in 2021 compared to 2011. While overall schooling and degree levels remain lower than the national figures, the area has seen a steady rise in both high school and university qualifications over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is a little below the South Australian figure and well below the national average. This represents a significant increase from 2011, when only 42.9% had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In St Agnes - Ridgehaven, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 20.5% since 2011, though this remains well below the 26.3% national average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 34.9% of residents.
20.5% ▲ +52.5%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 20.5%
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 St Agnes - Ridgehaven, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 17.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five primary schools, which is more than about 71% of similar areas. These schools have a higher average advantage score than most areas, though they are typically smaller in size.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.33
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 70% 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).
1,358
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
272
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,040
Higher than 61% 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 St Agnes - Ridgehaven
30 schools — 15,627 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 21 · Independent 6 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 21 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| St Agnes School P - 6, St Agnes | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 251 | 1,039 |
| Tea Tree Gully Primary School, Tea Tree Gully | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 117 | 1,073 |
| Saint David's Parish School, Tea Tree Gully | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| Banksia Park International High School, Banksia Park | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,055 | 1,009 |
| Ridgehaven Primary School, Ridgehaven | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 222 | 983 |
| Ardtornish Primary School, St Agnes | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 462 | 1,044 |
| Banksia Park School R-6, Banksia Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 240 | 1,037 |
| Highbury Primary School, Hope Valley | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 499 | 1,054 |
| Redwood Park Primary School, Redwood Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 368 | 1,032 |
| Modbury High School, Modbury | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 926 | 1,005 |
| Torrens Valley Christian School, Hope Valley | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 565 | 1,085 |
| Modbury South Primary School, Hope Valley | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 179 | 1,011 |
| Modbury Special School, Hope Valley | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 166 | 997 |
| Modbury School P-6, Modbury North | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 172 | 1,026 |
| Surrey Downs Primary School, Surrey Downs | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 148 | 986 |
| Fairview Park Primary School, Fairview Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 260 | 1,027 |
| St Francis Xavier's Regional Catholic School, Wynn Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 561 | 1,051 |
| The Heights School, Modbury Heights | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,811 | 1,060 |
| Modbury West School, Modbury | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 264 | 1,020 |
| Gleeson College, Golden Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 4.6 km | 941 | 1,055 |
| Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School, Wynn Vale | Independent | Primary | 4.6 km | 205 | 1,051 |
| Wynn Vale School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 365 | 1,032 |
| Golden Grove High School, Golden Grove | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,486 | 1,007 |
| Pedare Christian College, Golden Grove | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 1,146 | 1,097 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 5.3 km | 440 | 1,089 |
| Keithcot Farm Primary School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 330 | 1,020 |
| King's Baptist Grammar School - Wynn Vale Campus, Wynn Vale | Independent | Combined | 5.5 km | 1,280 | 1,090 |
| East Para Primary School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 194 | 994 |
| Prescott Primary School, Northern, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 5.6 km | 462 | 1,083 |
| Para Vista Primary School, Para Vista | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 206 | 950 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in St Agnes - Ridgehaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402051055/st-agnes-ridgehaven/topic/education