91.7% ▲ +51.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 87.2%
- 2021: 91.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brown Hill Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brown Hill Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
An impressive 91.7% of residents in Brown Hill Creek have completed Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong trend toward university education. It is an area where a large proportion of adults hold advanced degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is exceptionally high here, with 91.7% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 54.6% seen across South Australia and the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brown Hill Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 100%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common in the area, with 38.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the typical Australian figure of 26.3%.
38.2% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 38.2%
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 Brown Hill Creek, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Postgraduate degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are society and culture at 32.7%, followed by engineering at 12.7% and natural and physical sciences at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger and have higher advantage scores than most similar areas. There are 19 schools within 3 km, with government schools making up 63.2% of the sector.
19
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).
823
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,128
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brown Hill Creek
19 schools — 15,641 students, average ICSEA 1,128.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| Mercedes College, Springfield | Catholic | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,111 | 1,133 |
| St John's Grammar School - Junior Campus, Belair | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,009 | 1,141 |
| Urrbrae Agricultural High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,102 | 1,074 |
| Unley High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,547 | 1,084 |
| Seymour College, Glen Osmond | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 715 | 1,150 |
| Scotch College - Torrens Park Campus, Torrens Park | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,213 | 1,146 |
| Belair Primary School, Belair | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 490 | 1,117 |
| Glen Osmond Primary School, Myrtle Bank | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 363 | 1,143 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 629 | 1,121 |
| Highgate School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 616 | 1,150 |
| St Joseph's School, Kingswood | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 256 | 1,135 |
| Concordia College, Highgate | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,312 | 1,140 |
| Mitcham Girls High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 754 | 1,083 |
| Linden Park Primary School, Linden Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 981 | 1,160 |
| Glenunga International High School, Glenunga | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 2,340 | 1,153 |
| Sunrise Christian School Fullarton, Fullarton | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 175 | 1,133 |
| Clapham Primary School, Clapham | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 243 | 1,098 |
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, Colonel Light Gardens | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 688 | 1,119 |
| Upper Sturt Primary School, Upper Sturt | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 97 | 1,094 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brown Hill Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40170/brown-hill-creek/topic/education