67.2% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 67.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blackwood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Blackwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of adults in Blackwood hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area one of the most highly qualified places in the region. Residents are generally well-educated, with a strong emphasis on university degrees and senior secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 67.2% of people completing Year 12. This is far above the South Australian figure of 54.6% and well above the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blackwood, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area's high academic achievement is clear, as 39.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above both the state (22.7%) and national (26.3%) figures.
39.9% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 39.9%
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 Blackwood, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Blackwood are spread across several fields, with society and culture (16.1%) and health (15.5%) being the most common areas of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 18 schools within 3km of the area, though there are much fewer schools per child than in most other areas. On average, local schools are larger and have a high advantage score.
1.39
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
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).
466
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,103
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 Blackwood
18 schools — 8,387 students, average ICSEA 1,103.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Blackwood High School, Eden Hills | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,211 | 1,059 |
| Blackwood Primary School, Eden Hills | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 363 | 1,095 |
| Concordia College (St Peters Campus, Blackwood), Blackwood | Independent | Primary | 1.2 km | 88 | 1,119 |
| Eden Hills Primary School, Eden Hills | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 229 | 1,116 |
| Coromandel Valley Primary School, Coromandel Valley | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 483 | 1,097 |
| Bellevue Heights Primary School, Bellevue Heights | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 177 | 1,090 |
| Hawthorndene Primary School, Hawthorndene | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 290 | 1,108 |
| Belair Primary School, Belair | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 490 | 1,117 |
| Clapham Primary School, Clapham | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 243 | 1,098 |
| St John's Grammar School - Junior Campus, Belair | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,009 | 1,141 |
| Australian Science and Mathematics School, Bedford Park | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 419 | 1,101 |
| Flagstaff Hill Primary School, Flagstaff Hill | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 432 | 1,067 |
| Springbank Secondary College, Pasadena | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 249 | 1,021 |
| St Bernadette's School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 205 | 1,085 |
| Craigburn Primary School, Flagstaff Hill | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 426 | 1,074 |
| St Therese School, Colonel Light Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 172 | 1,087 |
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, Colonel Light Gardens | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 688 | 1,119 |
| Scotch College - Torrens Park Campus, Torrens Park | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,213 | 1,146 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blackwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40119/blackwood/topic/education