64.5% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brooklyn Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brooklyn Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the state average in both school and university completion, Brooklyn Park is a highly educated area. About 64.5% of residents finished Year 12, and 31% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This creates a community with a much stronger qualification profile than most similar areas in Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is much more common here than in other areas, with 64.5% of residents finishing their final year. This is well above the South Australian figure of 54.6% and the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brooklyn Park, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult is more likely to have a university degree here, with 31% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the 22.7% seen across South Australia.
31.0% ▲ +56.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 31.0%
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 Brooklyn Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce (20.8%), followed by engineering (13.5%) and society and culture (13.1%). Health and education also make up a notable part of the local skill set.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher advantage score than most areas, with an average size of 466 students. While there are 24 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most other areas.
2.71
Lower than 61% 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).
466
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,043
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brooklyn Park
24 schools — 11,183 students, average ICSEA 1,043.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 6 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| St John Bosco School, Brooklyn Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 252 | 1,054 |
| Brooklyn Park Primary School, Brooklyn Park | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 118 | 1,066 |
| Lockleys North Primary School, Lockleys | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 422 | 1,069 |
| Underdale High School, Underdale | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 629 | 1,000 |
| Cowandilla Primary School, Cowandilla | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 341 | 1,051 |
| St Francis School, Lockleys | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 457 | 1,075 |
| Torrensville Primary School, Torrensville | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 380 | 1,099 |
| Tenison Woods Catholic Primary School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 262 | 1,084 |
| Nazareth Catholic College - Flinders Park Campus, Flinders Park | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 2,576 | 1,049 |
| Flinders Park Primary School, Flinders Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 187 | 1,037 |
| Thebarton Senior College, Torrensville | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,284 | 951 |
| St George College - Senior Campus, Mile End | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 350 | 1,046 |
| Our Lady of La Vang School, Flinders Park | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 70 | 1,066 |
| Kidman Park Primary School, Kidman Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 485 | 1,053 |
| Richmond Primary School, Keswick | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 362 | 1,122 |
| Warriappendi Secondary School, Thebarton | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 100 | 752 |
| West Beach Primary School, West Beach | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 297 | 1,089 |
| Allenby Gardens Primary School, Allenby Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 392 | 1,062 |
| Temple Christian College, Mile End | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,151 | 1,043 |
| St Joseph's School, West Hindmarsh | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 223 | 1,063 |
| Errington Special Education Centre, Plympton | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 103 | 1,030 |
| Plympton Primary School, Plympton | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 272 | 1,071 |
| Aspect Treetop School, Ashford | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 75 | 1,080 |
| Fulham North Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 395 | 1,095 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brooklyn Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40167/brooklyn-park/topic/education