66.0% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 66.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bellevue Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bellevue Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment has remained very high in Bellevue Heights, with 37.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure and puts the area among the highest for university qualifications. Residents are generally well-educated, with a strong focus on higher learning and professional degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than in most areas, reaching 66%. This is far above the South Australian rate of 54.6% and well above the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bellevue Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 11 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 37.1%, which is far above both the state and national levels. Higher qualifications are common, with 14.9% of residents holding a postgraduate degree.
37.1% ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 37.1%
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 Bellevue Heights, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several professional fields, led by management and commerce at 18.3% and society and culture at 15.5%. Health and engineering are also common areas of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high school advantage score of 1,072, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 20 schools within 3 km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
2.44
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
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).
468
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,072
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bellevue Heights
20 schools — 9,353 students, average ICSEA 1,072.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Bellevue Heights Primary School, Bellevue Heights | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 177 | 1,090 |
| Australian Science and Mathematics School, Bedford Park | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 419 | 1,101 |
| Eden Hills Primary School, Eden Hills | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 229 | 1,116 |
| Blackwood High School, Eden Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,211 | 1,059 |
| Blackwood Primary School, Eden Hills | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 363 | 1,095 |
| Flagstaff Hill Primary School, Flagstaff Hill | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 432 | 1,067 |
| Concordia College (St Peters Campus, Blackwood), Blackwood | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 88 | 1,119 |
| Suneden Specialist School, Mitchell Park | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 72 | 1,065 |
| Sunrise Christian School Marion, Marion | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| St Bernadette's School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 205 | 1,085 |
| Seaview High School, Seacombe Heights | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,377 | 1,038 |
| Darlington Primary School, Seacombe Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 184 | 964 |
| Stella Maris Parish School, Seacombe Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 429 | 1,086 |
| Clovelly Park Primary School, Clovelly Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 222 | 1,038 |
| Marion Primary School, Marion | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 149 | 1,032 |
| IQRA College, O'Halloran Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 734 | 1,067 |
| Hamilton Secondary College, Mitchell Park | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 609 | 994 |
| Springbank Secondary College, Pasadena | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 249 | 1,021 |
| Westminster School, Marion | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,401 | 1,139 |
| Coromandel Valley Primary School, Coromandel Valley | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 483 | 1,097 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bellevue Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40092/bellevue-heights/topic/education