38.2% ▲ +25.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Buchfelde · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Buchfelde
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school or university in Buchfelde than in most other areas. Only 38.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a local profile where practical trade qualifications are more common than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below those of South Australia, with only 38.2% of people finishing Year 12. About 26.1% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Buchfelde, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 6.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 38.5% of people.
6.4% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Buchfelde, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (32%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 17.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 9 schools within 3km, which is more than 81% of similar areas. These schools are varied in type, with government and independent sectors each making up 44.4% of the local options.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
944
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
993
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Buchfelde
9 schools — 8,496 students, average ICSEA 993.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 4 · Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| Evanston Gardens Primary School, Evanston Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 263 | 943 |
| Gawler and District College B-12, Evanston | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,247 | 932 |
| Gawler Primary School, Gawler | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 168 | 954 |
| Trinity College South, Evanston South | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 957 | 1,039 |
| Trinity College Senior, Evanston South | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 669 | 1,025 |
| Trinity College North, Evanston South | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 914 | 1,040 |
| Xavier College - Head Campus, Gawler Belt | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 2,532 | 1,001 |
| Immanuel Gawler, Gawler East | Independent | Primary | 4.5 km | 353 | 1,038 |
| Riverbanks College B-12, Angle Vale | Government | Combined | 4.9 km | 1,393 | 955 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Buchfelde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40176/buchfelde/topic/education