73.5% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 73.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Belair · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Belair
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong academic trend has grown in Belair, where nearly half of all adults now hold a bachelor's degree or higher. This is far above the national figure and marks the area as one of the most highly qualified in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 73.5% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 54.6% seen across South Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Belair, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is very common here, as 45% of adults have a bachelor degree or more. This is far above both the state and national figures, with 16.4% holding a postgraduate degree.
45.0% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 45.0%
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 Belair, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Certificate III / IV (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 16.2%, followed by health at 15.2% and society and culture at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Belair has 25 schools within 3km, among the largest number for its level. While there are fewer schools per child than in most areas, the typical school is much larger than usual.
2.60
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 87% 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).
567
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,102
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Belair
25 schools — 14,180 students, average ICSEA 1,102.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| St John's Grammar School - Junior Campus, Belair | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,009 | 1,141 |
| Belair Primary School, Belair | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 490 | 1,117 |
| Hawthorndene Primary School, Hawthorndene | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 290 | 1,108 |
| Coromandel Valley Primary School, Coromandel Valley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 483 | 1,097 |
| Clapham Primary School, Clapham | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 243 | 1,098 |
| Scotch College - Torrens Park Campus, Torrens Park | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,213 | 1,146 |
| Mercedes College, Springfield | Catholic | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,111 | 1,133 |
| Blackwood High School, Eden Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,211 | 1,059 |
| Blackwood Primary School, Eden Hills | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 363 | 1,095 |
| Concordia College (St Peters Campus, Blackwood), Blackwood | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 88 | 1,119 |
| Upper Sturt Primary School, Upper Sturt | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 97 | 1,094 |
| Eden Hills Primary School, Eden Hills | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 229 | 1,116 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 629 | 1,121 |
| Unley High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,547 | 1,084 |
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, Colonel Light Gardens | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 688 | 1,119 |
| Urrbrae Agricultural High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,102 | 1,074 |
| St Therese School, Colonel Light Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 172 | 1,087 |
| St Joseph's School, Kingswood | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 256 | 1,135 |
| Springbank Secondary College, Pasadena | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 249 | 1,021 |
| Mitcham Girls High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 754 | 1,083 |
| Bellevue Heights Primary School, Bellevue Heights | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 177 | 1,090 |
| St Bernadette's School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 6.0 km | 205 | 1,085 |
| St Catherine's School, Stirling | Catholic | Primary | 6.3 km | 185 | 1,133 |
| Australian Science and Mathematics School, Bedford Park | Government | Secondary | 6.4 km | 419 | 1,101 |
| Heathfield High School, Heathfield | Government | Secondary | 6.7 km | 970 | 1,086 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Belair [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40089/belair/topic/education