61.0% ▲ +35.7%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.9%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Flinders Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Flinders Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 61% of people in Flinders Park have finished Year 12, which is well above the South Australian figure. This reflects a strong trend toward higher education in the area, with a significant increase in both school completion and university degrees over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 16 points since 2011 to reach 61.0%, which is a little above the national figure. About 23% of residents left school after Year 10 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Flinders Park, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 11 points since 2011 to 24.8%, a figure slightly below the Australian average. Around 30.5% of the population hold a bachelor degree as their highest qualification.
24.8% ▲ +74.2%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Flinders Park splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (36%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 21.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Flinders Park has more schools than about 71% of similar areas, with 3,785 enrolments across five institutions. These schools are larger than most, with an average size of 757 students and a school advantage score that is higher than most areas.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.92
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
45
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).
3,785
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
757
Higher than 83% 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 Flinders Park
45 schools — 23,320 students, average ICSEA 1,036.
By sector: Government 28 · Catholic 13 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 10 · Combined 8
| Our Lady of La Vang School, Flinders Park | Catholic | Combined | 0.2 km | 70 | 1,066 |
| Nazareth Catholic College - Flinders Park Campus, Flinders Park | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 2,576 | 1,049 |
| Findon High School, Findon | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 467 | 978 |
| Flinders Park Primary School, Flinders Park | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 187 | 1,037 |
| Kidman Park Primary School, Kidman Park | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 485 | 1,053 |
| Underdale High School, Underdale | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 629 | 1,000 |
| Lockleys North Primary School, Lockleys | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 422 | 1,069 |
| Allenby Gardens Primary School, Allenby Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 392 | 1,062 |
| Seaton Park Primary School, Seaton | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 149 | 999 |
| Kilkenny Primary School, West Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 450 | 1,069 |
| Torrensville Primary School, Torrensville | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 380 | 1,099 |
| St Francis School, Lockleys | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 457 | 1,075 |
| St Joseph's School, West Hindmarsh | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 223 | 1,063 |
| Thebarton Senior College, Torrensville | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,284 | 951 |
| Brooklyn Park Primary School, Brooklyn Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 118 | 1,066 |
| Woodville Primary School, Woodville South | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 204 | 1,020 |
| St John Bosco School, Brooklyn Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 252 | 1,054 |
| Australian Islamic College Adelaide, West Croydon | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 589 | 1,016 |
| Warriappendi Secondary School, Thebarton | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 100 | 752 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace School, Albert Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 278 | 1,043 |
| St Michael's College - Secondary Campus, Henley Beach | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 2,193 | 1,064 |
| Whitefriars School, Woodville Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 603 | 1,076 |
| Fulham Gardens Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 148 | 1,042 |
| Fulham North Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 395 | 1,095 |
| Adelaide Secondary School of English, West Croydon | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 487 | 961 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 324 | 1,024 |
| Seaton High School, Seaton | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 917 | 1,001 |
| Challa Gardens Primary School, Kilkenny | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 251 | 982 |
| Grange Primary School, Grange | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 702 | 1,075 |
| St George College - Senior Campus, Mile End | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 350 | 1,046 |
| Woodville High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,170 | 973 |
| The Grove Education Centre, Woodville | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 63 | 992 |
| Henley High School, Henley Beach | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,381 | 1,045 |
| Cowandilla Primary School, Cowandilla | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 341 | 1,051 |
| Hendon Primary School, Royal Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 270 | 965 |
| Star of the Sea School, Henley Beach | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 558 | 1,108 |
| Bowden Brompton Community School, Brompton | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 145 | 906 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Brompton | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 153 | 1,105 |
| Brompton Primary School, Renown Park | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 175 | 1,001 |
| Henley Beach Primary School, Henley Beach South | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 354 | 1,104 |
| Temple Christian College, Mile End | Independent | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,151 | 1,043 |
| West Beach Primary School, West Beach | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 297 | 1,089 |
| Tenison Woods Catholic Primary School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 262 | 1,084 |
| Ngutu College, Woodville North | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 260 | 909 |
| St Dominic's Priory College, North Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 4.5 km | 658 | 1,080 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Flinders Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/404011091/flinders-park/topic/education