36
Higher than 89% 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).
Adelaide Airport · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Adelaide Airport
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Significant growth in school accessibility has occurred in Adelaide Airport since 2011. The area now serves as a hub for education with 36 schools within 3 km, which is among the largest number of schools at this level. These institutions are generally larger and more advantaged than those in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 100%, ahead of Year 11 (0%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Adelaide Airport, Year 12 is the majority at 100%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Postgraduate degree at 0%, ahead of Graduate diploma / certificate (0%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The typical school here is much larger than in most areas, with an average of 561 students. Most of these are government schools (58.3%) and primary institutions (66.7%), while the average school advantage score is much higher than in most other areas.
561
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,066
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Adelaide Airport
36 schools — 20,206 students, average ICSEA 1,066.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 9 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 24 · Combined 7 · Secondary 5
| Brooklyn Park Primary School, Brooklyn Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 118 | 1,066 |
| Errington Special Education Centre, Plympton | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 103 | 1,030 |
| West Beach Primary School, West Beach | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 297 | 1,089 |
| Plympton International College, Plympton | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 825 | 1,044 |
| St Francis School, Lockleys | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 457 | 1,075 |
| Immanuel College, Novar Gardens | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,184 | 1,117 |
| St John Bosco School, Brooklyn Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 252 | 1,054 |
| Immanuel Primary School, Novar Gardens | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 575 | 1,120 |
| Plympton Primary School, Plympton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 272 | 1,071 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic School, Plympton | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 361 | 1,081 |
| Tenison Woods Catholic Primary School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 262 | 1,084 |
| St Leonards Primary School, Glenelg North | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 387 | 1,064 |
| Cowandilla Primary School, Cowandilla | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 341 | 1,051 |
| Lockleys North Primary School, Lockleys | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 422 | 1,069 |
| Underdale High School, Underdale | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 629 | 1,000 |
| Henley Beach Primary School, Henley Beach South | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 354 | 1,104 |
| Emmaus Christian College, South Plympton | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,084 | 1,137 |
| Richmond Primary School, Keswick | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 362 | 1,122 |
| Torrensville Primary School, Torrensville | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 380 | 1,099 |
| Henley High School, Henley Beach | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,381 | 1,045 |
| Fulham North Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 395 | 1,095 |
| Aspect Treetop School, Ashford | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 75 | 1,080 |
| St Mary's Memorial School, Glenelg | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 405 | 1,113 |
| Our Lady of Grace School, Glengowrie | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 225 | 1,075 |
| Kidman Park Primary School, Kidman Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 485 | 1,053 |
| Black Forest Primary School, Black Forest | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 410 | 1,108 |
| Forbes Primary School, South Plympton | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 235 | 1,002 |
| St Peter's Woodlands Grammar School, Glenelg | Independent | Primary | 4.2 km | 509 | 1,140 |
| Nazareth Catholic College - Flinders Park Campus, Flinders Park | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 2,576 | 1,049 |
| Glenelg Primary School, Glenelg East | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 613 | 1,078 |
| St Michael's College - Secondary Campus, Henley Beach | Catholic | Combined | 4.4 km | 2,193 | 1,064 |
| Flinders Park Primary School, Flinders Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 187 | 1,037 |
| Thebarton Senior College, Torrensville | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,284 | 951 |
| St George College - Senior Campus, Mile End | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 350 | 1,046 |
| Our Lady of La Vang School, Flinders Park | Catholic | Combined | 4.6 km | 70 | 1,066 |
| Fulham Gardens Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 148 | 1,042 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Adelaide Airport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40003/adelaide-airport/topic/education