62.6% ▲ +35.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.2%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Campbelltown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Campbelltown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 62.6% of people in Campbelltown (SA) have finished Year 12, a figure well above the national average. This is a highly educated area where a third of adults hold a university degree. These strong schooling results are mirrored by local schools that have much higher advantage scores than most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most areas, sitting at 62.6%. This is well above both the South Australian figure of 54.6% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Campbelltown, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 9 or below is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High academic achievement is evident with 33.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the South Australian rate of 22.7% and well above the national figure of 26.3%.
33.6% ▲ +82.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 33.6%
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 Campbelltown, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Postgraduate degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 21.5%, followed by engineering at 12.7% and society and culture at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most and have much higher advantage scores. While there are 35 schools within 3km, there are among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children, with 60% being government-run.
0.64
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
35
Higher than 89% 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).
615
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,063
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Campbelltown
35 schools — 21,531 students, average ICSEA 1,063.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 11 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 23 · Combined 8 · Secondary 4
| East Marden Primary School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 548 | 1,127 |
| St Joseph's School, Hectorville | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 859 | 1,077 |
| East Torrens Primary School, Hectorville | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 350 | 1,073 |
| St Francis of Assisi School, Newton | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 246 | 1,049 |
| Sunrise Christian School Paradise, Paradise | Independent | Primary | 1.3 km | 175 | 1,096 |
| Charles Campbell College, Paradise | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,188 | 1,018 |
| Adelaide East Education Centre, Campbelltown | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 49 | 1,056 |
| Felixstow Primary School, Felixstow | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 76 | 1,014 |
| St Pius X School, Windsor Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 552 | 1,108 |
| Klemzig Primary School, Klemzig | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 184 | 1,033 |
| Avenues College, Windsor Gardens | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 493 | 929 |
| Dernancourt School, Dernancourt | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 326 | 1,046 |
| Paradise Primary School, Paradise | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 141 | 1,022 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Hillcrest | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 395 | 1,096 |
| Stradbroke School, Rostrevor | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 694 | 1,111 |
| Open Access College, Marden | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 4,028 | 1,017 |
| Marden Senior College, Marden | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 496 | 1,041 |
| Morialta Secondary College, Rostrevor | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 570 | 1,075 |
| Kildare College, Holden Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 768 | 1,051 |
| Thorndon Park Primary School, Athelstone | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 266 | 1,069 |
| St Joseph's School, Payneham South | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 494 | 1,092 |
| Vale Park Primary School, Vale Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 393 | 1,097 |
| Rostrevor College, Woodforde | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 985 | 1,064 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Greenacres | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 691 | 1,085 |
| Hampstead Primary School, Greenacres | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 243 | 1,032 |
| Saint Ignatius' College - Senior School Campus, Athelstone | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,421 | 1,151 |
| Wandana Primary School, Gilles Plains | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 181 | 962 |
| Trinity Gardens School, Trinity Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 695 | 1,103 |
| Heritage College Incorporated, Oakden | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 437 | 1,040 |
| St Joseph's School, Tranmere | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 208 | 1,099 |
| Cedar College, Northgate | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 884 | 1,090 |
| St Paul's College, Gilles Plains | Catholic | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,191 | 1,037 |
| Athelstone School, Athelstone | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 368 | 1,100 |
| Magill School, Magill | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 744 | 1,119 |
| St Monica's Parish School, Walkerville | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 192 | 1,102 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Campbelltown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40212/campbelltown/topic/education