70.4% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 66.4%
- 2021: 70.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bellevue Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bellevue Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Bellevue Heights hold high-level degrees than in most similar areas. This is a well-educated community where over 70% of residents finished Year 12, and more than a third of adults have a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 70.4% of people finishing Year 12. This is a rise of 6.8 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bellevue Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 38.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the South Australian figure of 22.7%. This number has grown by 6.4 percentage points over the last decade.
38.1% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 38.1%
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 Bellevue Heights, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with society and culture being the most common at 16.0%, followed closely by management and commerce at 15.5% and health at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five government schools, which is more than about 71% of similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,080, which is much higher than most other areas.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.60
Higher than 84% 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).
2,399
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
480
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,080
Higher than 76% 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 Bellevue Heights
30 schools — 11,982 students, average ICSEA 1,076.
By sector: Government 21 · Independent 5 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 5 · Combined 5
| Bellevue Heights Primary School, Bellevue Heights | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 177 | 1,090 |
| Eden Hills Primary School, Eden Hills | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 229 | 1,116 |
| Australian Science and Mathematics School, Bedford Park | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 419 | 1,101 |
| Blackwood High School, Eden Hills | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,211 | 1,059 |
| Blackwood Primary School, Eden Hills | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 363 | 1,095 |
| Concordia College (St Peters Campus, Blackwood), Blackwood | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 88 | 1,119 |
| St Bernadette's School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 205 | 1,085 |
| Suneden Specialist School, Mitchell Park | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 72 | 1,065 |
| Sunrise Christian School Marion, Marion | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| Flagstaff Hill Primary School, Flagstaff Hill | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 432 | 1,067 |
| Clovelly Park Primary School, Clovelly Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 222 | 1,038 |
| Springbank Secondary College, Pasadena | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 249 | 1,021 |
| Marion Primary School, Marion | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 149 | 1,032 |
| Seaview High School, Seacombe Heights | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,377 | 1,038 |
| Darlington Primary School, Seacombe Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 184 | 964 |
| Hamilton Secondary College, Mitchell Park | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 609 | 994 |
| Stella Maris Parish School, Seacombe Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 429 | 1,086 |
| Clapham Primary School, Clapham | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 243 | 1,098 |
| Coromandel Valley Primary School, Coromandel Valley | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 483 | 1,097 |
| St Therese School, Colonel Light Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 172 | 1,087 |
| Westminster School, Marion | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,401 | 1,139 |
| Belair Primary School, Belair | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 490 | 1,117 |
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, Colonel Light Gardens | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 688 | 1,119 |
| IQRA College, O'Halloran Hill | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 734 | 1,067 |
| Hawthorndene Primary School, Hawthorndene | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 290 | 1,108 |
| Kilparrin Teaching and Assessment School and Services, Park Holme | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 34 | 1,035 |
| SA School and Services for Vision Impaired, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 20 | 965 |
| Ascot Park Primary School, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 189 | 1,025 |
| Christ the King School, Warradale | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 179 | 1,079 |
| Seaview Downs Primary School, Seaview Downs | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 324 | 1,051 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bellevue Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403031066/bellevue-heights/topic/education