57.4% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.0%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blair Athol · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Blair Athol
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of education than most similar areas define Blair Athol, where nearly 24% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This academic strength is reflected in the local schools and the high proportion of residents who have finished their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A little more than half of residents, 57.4%, have completed Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the South Australian figure of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blair Athol, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 9 or below is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 23.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the South Australian average of 22.7%, though a little below the national figure of 26.3%.
23.9% ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 Blair Athol, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.6% and society and culture at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger and have a much higher advantage score than most similar areas. While there are 24 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas, with 54.2% of them being government run.
2.11
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
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).
414
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,039
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Blair Athol
24 schools — 9,936 students, average ICSEA 1,039.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 7 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| St Paul Lutheran School, Blair Athol | Independent | Primary | 0.4 km | 260 | 1,062 |
| Blair Athol North B-6 School, Blair Athol | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 383 | 918 |
| St Brigid's School, Kilburn | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 165 | 965 |
| Enfield Primary School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 188 | 978 |
| St Gabriel's School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 306 | 1,032 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Enfield | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 478 | 960 |
| Prospect North Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 373 | 1,037 |
| Northfield Primary School, Northfield | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 352 | 982 |
| Roma Mitchell Secondary College, Gepps Cross | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,638 | 971 |
| Nailsworth Primary School, Nailsworth | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 548 | 1,106 |
| Rosary School, Prospect | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 484 | 1,101 |
| Prospect Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 537 | 1,109 |
| Hampstead Primary School, Greenacres | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 243 | 1,032 |
| Sports College South Australia - Football SA State Performance Centre, Gepps Cross | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 404 | 1,015 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Greenacres | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 691 | 1,085 |
| Pooraka Primary School, Pooraka | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 182 | 954 |
| Youth Education Centre - Goldsborough Road Campus (Cavan), Cavan | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 28 | 894 |
| St Monica's Parish School, Walkerville | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 192 | 1,102 |
| Prescott College, Prospect | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 206 | 1,016 |
| Vale Park Primary School, Vale Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 393 | 1,097 |
| Blackfriars Priory School, Prospect | Catholic | Combined | 4.0 km | 786 | 1,037 |
| St Andrew's School, Walkerville | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 376 | 1,191 |
| Brompton Primary School, Renown Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 175 | 1,001 |
| Walkerville Primary School, Walkerville | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 548 | 1,139 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blair Athol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40120/blair-athol/topic/education