77.6% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 72.9%
- 2021: 77.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burnside · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Burnside
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and degrees shape daily life in Burnside, where nearly half of all adults hold a university qualification. This trend has strengthened over the last decade, with the proportion of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher rising by 11 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the national figure, with 77.6% of residents completing Year 12. This is much higher than most areas and represents a 9 point increase since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burnside, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 11 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 47.8% of adults, which is far above the South Australian figure of 22.7%. Roughly 20% of adults have gone on to complete a postgraduate degree.
47.8% ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Burnside, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 23.2%, followed by health at 17.5% and society and culture at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Burnside has 10 schools with an average size of 1,025 students, which is among the highest for this level. While 60% of the sector is government, the area has an advantage score among the highest for similar areas.
10
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.29
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10,254
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,025
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,146
Higher than 97% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Burnside
10 schools — 10,254 students, average ICSEA 1,146.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 4 · Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| Glenunga International High School, Glenunga | Government | Secondary | — | 2,340 | 1,153 |
| Pembroke School - Middle School Campus, Kensington Park | Independent | Combined | — | 1,672 | 1,171 |
| Norwood International High School, Magill | Government | Secondary | — | 1,667 | 1,090 |
| Linden Park Primary School, Linden Park | Government | Primary | — | 981 | 1,160 |
| St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School, Stonyfell | Independent | Combined | — | 873 | 1,180 |
| Magill School, Magill | Government | Primary | — | 744 | 1,119 |
| Seymour College, Glen Osmond | Independent | Combined | — | 715 | 1,150 |
| Burnside Primary School, Burnside | Government | Primary | — | 686 | 1,156 |
| Rose Park Primary School, Rose Park | Government | Primary | — | 525 | 1,162 |
| St Patrick's Special School, Dulwich | Catholic | Combined | — | 51 | 1,115 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burnside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40103/burnside/topic/education