35.3% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Christie Downs · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Christie Downs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common credential in Christie Downs, held by 38.7% of adults. This is an area where fewer people have completed secondary school or university compared to most other parts of the country. The typical resident has a more practical set of skills than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas, with 20.4% of people topping their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Christie Downs, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 7.6% of the population. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia and much lower than most other areas.
7.6% ▲ +51.9%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Christie Downs, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications often studied society and culture (14.2%) or engineering and related fields (14.0%). Management and commerce were also common, at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 23 schools within 3km, which is more than 91% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
4.47
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
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).
355
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Christie Downs
23 schools — 8,175 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Christie Downs Primary School, Christie Downs | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 205 | 925 |
| Lonsdale Heights Primary School, Christie Downs | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 71 | 949 |
| Christies Beach High School, Christie Downs | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 789 | 905 |
| FAME - Flexible Accredited Meaningful Engagement, Christie Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 137 | 952 |
| Calvary Lutheran Primary School, Morphett Vale | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 191 | 971 |
| O'Sullivan Beach Primary School, O'Sullivan Beach | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 84 | 926 |
| St John The Apostle Parish School, Christies Beach | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 334 | 1,021 |
| Southern Montessori School, O'Sullivan Beach | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 230 | 1,095 |
| Cardijn College - Marian Campus, Noarlunga Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 2,247 | 1,019 |
| Christies Beach Primary School, Christies Beach | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 194 | 889 |
| Flaxmill School P-6, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 358 | 950 |
| Noarlunga Downs Primary School, Noarlunga Downs | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 124 | 937 |
| Hackham West School, Hackham West | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 110 | 867 |
| Port Noarlunga Primary School, Port Noarlunga | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 370 | 999 |
| Morphett Vale Primary School, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 182 | 950 |
| Antonio Catholic School, Morphett Vale | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 277 | 1,008 |
| Morphett Vale East School, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 153 | 908 |
| Huntfield Heights School P-6, Huntfield Heights | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 80 | 898 |
| Wirreanda Secondary School, Morphett Vale | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 915 | 913 |
| Hackham East Primary School, Hackham | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 217 | 948 |
| Pimpala Primary School, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 254 | 981 |
| Reynella South Primary School, Reynella | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 150 | 969 |
| Southern Vales Christian College - Morphett Vale Campus, Morphett Vale | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 503 | 1,038 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Christie Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40256/christie-downs/topic/education