59.0% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Aberfoyle Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Aberfoyle Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Strong educational achievement marks Aberfoyle Park, where residents are much more likely to have completed Year 12 and hold higher degrees than people in most similar areas. This high level of schooling is reflected in the local school system, which has an advantage score higher than most areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A high proportion of the population has finished school, with 59.0% completing Year 12. This is well above the South Australian figure of 54.6% and about the same as the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Aberfoyle Park, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 11 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 24.2% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the state figure, though a little below the Australian average of 26.3%.
24.2% ▲ +38.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 24.2%
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 Aberfoyle Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 15 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 86% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, with 66.7% being government-run and 80.0% focusing on primary education.
3.63
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality 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).
395
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,034
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Aberfoyle Park
15 schools — 5,919 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Aberfoyle Park High School, Aberfoyle Park | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 906 | 1,039 |
| Pilgrim School, Aberfoyle Park | Independent | Primary | 0.7 km | 161 | 1,109 |
| Thiele Primary School, Aberfoyle Park | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 151 | 1,022 |
| School of the Nativity, Aberfoyle Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 159 | 1,086 |
| Aberfoyle Hub Primary School, Aberfoyle Park | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 241 | 1,030 |
| Our Saviour Lutheran School Happy Valley Incorporated, Aberfoyle Park | Independent | Primary | 1.1 km | 98 | 1,065 |
| OneSchool Global SA - Aberfoyle Campus, Aberfoyle Park | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 65 | 983 |
| Craigburn Primary School, Flagstaff Hill | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 426 | 1,074 |
| Happy Valley Primary School, Happy Valley | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 325 | 1,033 |
| Flagstaff Hill Primary School, Flagstaff Hill | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 432 | 1,067 |
| Braeview School, Happy Valley | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 360 | 1,032 |
| Clarendon Primary School, Clarendon | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 86 | 1,042 |
| Concordia College (St Peters Campus, Blackwood), Blackwood | Independent | Primary | 4.5 km | 88 | 1,119 |
| Reynella East College, Reynella East | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 1,938 | 988 |
| Coromandel Valley Primary School, Coromandel Valley | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 483 | 1,097 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Aberfoyle Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40001/aberfoyle-park/topic/education