70.8% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 66.4%
- 2021: 70.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Black Forest · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Black Forest
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have risen steadily in Black Forest, making it a highly qualified area. More than 43% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This strong academic trend is seen across the community, with most residents finishing their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 70.8% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the South Australian figure of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Black Forest, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common in Black Forest, where 43.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3%.
43.5% ▲ +42.9%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 43.5%
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 Black Forest, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (18%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 20.9%, followed by society and culture at 16.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools tend to be larger than most, with an average size of 425 students. The area is well served by 26 schools within 3 km, and these schools have an advantage score among the highest for their level.
3.36
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
Higher than 88% 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).
425
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,105
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 Black Forest
26 schools — 11,043 students, average ICSEA 1,105.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 7 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 17 · Combined 7 · Secondary 2
| Black Forest Primary School, Black Forest | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 410 | 1,108 |
| St Anthony's School, Edwardstown | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 116 | 1,090 |
| Aspect Treetop School, Ashford | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 75 | 1,080 |
| Cabra Dominican College, Cumberland Park | Catholic | Combined | 1.1 km | 1,165 | 1,065 |
| Goodwood Primary School, Goodwood | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 408 | 1,147 |
| St Thomas' School, Goodwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 297 | 1,116 |
| Westbourne Park Primary School, Westbourne Park | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 480 | 1,126 |
| Plympton Primary School, Plympton | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 272 | 1,071 |
| Edwardstown Primary School, Melrose Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 512 | 1,098 |
| Richmond Primary School, Keswick | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 362 | 1,122 |
| Emmaus Christian College, South Plympton | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,084 | 1,137 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic School, Plympton | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 361 | 1,081 |
| Forbes Primary School, South Plympton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 235 | 1,002 |
| Errington Special Education Centre, Plympton | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 103 | 1,030 |
| Plympton International College, Plympton | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 825 | 1,044 |
| Tenison Woods Catholic Primary School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 262 | 1,084 |
| Walford Anglican School for Girls, Hyde Park | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 400 | 1,162 |
| Annesley College, Wayville | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 292 | 1,164 |
| Unley Primary School, Unley | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 470 | 1,154 |
| Saint Spyridon College, Unley | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 39 | 1,081 |
| Mitcham Girls High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 754 | 1,083 |
| Sturt Street Community School, Adelaide | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 162 | 1,114 |
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, Colonel Light Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 688 | 1,119 |
| Cowandilla Primary School, Cowandilla | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 341 | 1,051 |
| Pulteney Grammar School, Adelaide | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 839 | 1,170 |
| Muirden Senior College, Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 91 | 1,079 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Black Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40111/black-forest/topic/education