40.8% ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Christie Downs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Christie Downs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 40.8% of adults in Christie Downs have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While the area has a high number of schools, overall qualification levels remain much lower than in most other areas. However, the proportion of people finishing high school has risen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the South Australian rate of 54.6%, though it rose 7.4 percentage points since 2011. About 11.1% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Christie Downs, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.2% of residents.
10.0% ▲ +58.2%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Christie Downs, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 15.3%, followed by management and commerce at 14.7% and engineering at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Christie Downs has 6 schools, which is more than about 80% of similar areas. With 3,573 enrolments and 3.62 schools per 1,000 children, the area has much higher school access than most places.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.62
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Higher than 68% 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).
3,573
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
596
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
Lower than 66% 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 Christie Downs
29 schools — 10,728 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Noarlunga Downs Primary School, Noarlunga Downs | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 124 | 937 |
| Cardijn College - Marian Campus, Noarlunga Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 0.3 km | 2,247 | 1,019 |
| Christies Beach High School, Christie Downs | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 789 | 905 |
| FAME - Flexible Accredited Meaningful Engagement, Christie Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 137 | 952 |
| Christie Downs Primary School, Christie Downs | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 205 | 925 |
| Calvary Lutheran Primary School, Morphett Vale | Independent | Primary | 1.8 km | 191 | 971 |
| Hackham West School, Hackham West | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 110 | 867 |
| Christies Beach Primary School, Christies Beach | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 194 | 889 |
| Huntfield Heights School P-6, Huntfield Heights | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 80 | 898 |
| Port Noarlunga Primary School, Port Noarlunga | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 370 | 999 |
| Lonsdale Heights Primary School, Christie Downs | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 71 | 949 |
| St John The Apostle Parish School, Christies Beach | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 334 | 1,021 |
| O'Sullivan Beach Primary School, O'Sullivan Beach | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 84 | 926 |
| Flaxmill School P-6, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 358 | 950 |
| Southern Montessori School, O'Sullivan Beach | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 230 | 1,095 |
| Hackham East Primary School, Hackham | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 217 | 948 |
| South Port Primary School, Port Noarlunga South | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 295 | 968 |
| Old Noarlunga Primary School, Old Noarlunga | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 155 | 999 |
| Wirreanda Secondary School, Morphett Vale | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 915 | 913 |
| Morphett Vale East School, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 153 | 908 |
| Antonio Catholic School, Morphett Vale | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 277 | 1,008 |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School, Seaford | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 536 | 1,017 |
| Seaford Secondary College, Seaford | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 829 | 962 |
| Morphett Vale Primary School, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 182 | 950 |
| Pimpala Primary School, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 254 | 981 |
| Moana Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 369 | 1,018 |
| Southern Vales Christian College - Morphett Vale Campus, Morphett Vale | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 503 | 1,038 |
| Reynella South Primary School, Reynella | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 150 | 969 |
| Seaford Rise Primary School, Seaford Rise | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 369 | 977 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Christie Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403041073/christie-downs/topic/education