71.0% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 71.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blackwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Blackwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Blackwood have finished high school and earned degrees than the state or national average. The typical level of education has climbed steadily, with 71% of residents now having completed Year 12. This creates a highly qualified local population that stands well above most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure at 71%, a rise of 8.7 percentage points since 2011. This is much higher than most areas, with 14.1% of residents reaching Year 11 as their highest level.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blackwood, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 11 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Academic achievement is high, with 39.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the South Australian figure of 22.7% and has risen by 7.6 percentage points over the last decade.
39.7% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 39.7%
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 Blackwood, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 17.2%, followed by health at 15.5% and society and culture at 14.5%. Engineering and education each account for 11.8% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Blackwood has two primary schools with a total of 378 enrolments, which is smaller than about 88% of similar areas. While the average school size is much lower than most areas, the average school advantage score is much higher.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.81
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 61% 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).
378
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
189
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,111
Higher than 86% 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 Blackwood
25 schools — 10,024 students, average ICSEA 1,094.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 6 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Coromandel Valley Primary School, Coromandel Valley | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 483 | 1,097 |
| Hawthorndene Primary School, Hawthorndene | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 290 | 1,108 |
| Concordia College (St Peters Campus, Blackwood), Blackwood | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 88 | 1,119 |
| Blackwood High School, Eden Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,211 | 1,059 |
| Blackwood Primary School, Eden Hills | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 363 | 1,095 |
| Belair Primary School, Belair | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 490 | 1,117 |
| Eden Hills Primary School, Eden Hills | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 229 | 1,116 |
| St John's Grammar School - Junior Campus, Belair | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,009 | 1,141 |
| Craigburn Primary School, Flagstaff Hill | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 426 | 1,074 |
| Bellevue Heights Primary School, Bellevue Heights | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 177 | 1,090 |
| Flagstaff Hill Primary School, Flagstaff Hill | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 432 | 1,067 |
| Clapham Primary School, Clapham | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 243 | 1,098 |
| Upper Sturt Primary School, Upper Sturt | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 97 | 1,094 |
| Scotch College - Torrens Park Campus, Torrens Park | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 1,213 | 1,146 |
| Australian Science and Mathematics School, Bedford Park | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 419 | 1,101 |
| Springbank Secondary College, Pasadena | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 249 | 1,021 |
| St Therese School, Colonel Light Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 172 | 1,087 |
| Pilgrim School, Aberfoyle Park | Independent | Primary | 5.5 km | 161 | 1,109 |
| Thiele Primary School, Aberfoyle Park | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 151 | 1,022 |
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, Colonel Light Gardens | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 688 | 1,119 |
| School of the Nativity, Aberfoyle Park | Catholic | Primary | 5.7 km | 159 | 1,086 |
| St Bernadette's School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 205 | 1,085 |
| Aberfoyle Park High School, Aberfoyle Park | Government | Secondary | 6.0 km | 906 | 1,039 |
| Our Saviour Lutheran School Happy Valley Incorporated, Aberfoyle Park | Independent | Primary | 6.4 km | 98 | 1,065 |
| OneSchool Global SA - Aberfoyle Campus, Aberfoyle Park | Independent | Combined | 6.5 km | 65 | 983 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blackwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403031067/blackwood/topic/education