62.8% ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Port Adelaide - East · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Port Adelaide - East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas mark Port Adelaide - East, where 30.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Both school completion and university degrees have climbed significantly over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has jumped 15 points since 2011 to reach 62.8%. This is well above the 54.6% seen across South Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Port Adelaide - East, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 30.5% of the population, which is well above the state figure. This rate rose 12 points since 2011, with bachelor and postgraduate degrees being the most common high-level qualifications.
30.5% ▲ +65.6%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 30.5%
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 Port Adelaide - East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.0%, followed by engineering at 14.4%. Society and culture and health both account for 12.0% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 19 schools in the area with 9,425 enrolments, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Government schools make up 47.4% of the sector.
19
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.37
Lower than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9,425
Lower than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
496
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,020
Higher than 53% 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 Port Adelaide - East
19 schools — 9,425 students, average ICSEA 1,020.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 6 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Roma Mitchell Secondary College, Gepps Cross | Government | Secondary | — | 1,638 | 971 |
| St Paul's College, Gilles Plains | Catholic | Combined | — | 1,191 | 1,037 |
| Cedar College, Northgate | Independent | Combined | — | 884 | 1,090 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Greenacres | Catholic | Primary | — | 691 | 1,085 |
| St Pius X School, Windsor Gardens | Catholic | Primary | — | 552 | 1,108 |
| Avenues College, Windsor Gardens | Government | Combined | — | 493 | 929 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Enfield | Catholic | Secondary | — | 478 | 960 |
| Heritage College Incorporated, Oakden | Independent | Combined | — | 437 | 1,040 |
| Sports College South Australia - Football SA State Performance Centre, Gepps Cross | Independent | Secondary | — | 404 | 1,015 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Hillcrest | Government | Primary | — | 395 | 1,096 |
| Blair Athol North B-6 School, Blair Athol | Government | Primary | — | 383 | 918 |
| Northfield Primary School, Northfield | Government | Primary | — | 352 | 982 |
| St Gabriel's School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | — | 306 | 1,032 |
| St Paul Lutheran School, Blair Athol | Independent | Primary | — | 260 | 1,062 |
| Hampstead Primary School, Greenacres | Government | Primary | — | 243 | 1,032 |
| Enfield Primary School, Enfield | Government | Primary | — | 188 | 978 |
| Klemzig Primary School, Klemzig | Government | Primary | — | 184 | 1,033 |
| Wandana Primary School, Gilles Plains | Government | Primary | — | 181 | 962 |
| St Brigid's School, Kilburn | Catholic | Primary | — | 165 | 965 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Port Adelaide - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40203/port-adelaide-east/topic/education