76.0% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 76.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Colonel Light Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Colonel Light Gardens
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty percent of adults in Colonel Light Gardens hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where school completion rates are among the highest for its size. Most residents have a strong academic foundation and professional qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the South Australian rate, with 76% of residents finishing school. This is among the highest levels of school completion seen in similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Colonel Light Gardens, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area's high academic achievement is clear, as 40.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
40.4% ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 40.4%
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 Colonel Light Gardens, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.7%, followed by health at 15% and society and culture at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than those in most areas and have some of the highest advantage scores. There are 32 schools within 3 km, with 62.5% being government run.
2.96
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
32
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).
570
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,107
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Colonel Light Gardens
32 schools — 18,247 students, average ICSEA 1,107.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 7 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 19 · Combined 8 · Secondary 5
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, Colonel Light Gardens | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 688 | 1,119 |
| St Therese School, Colonel Light Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 172 | 1,087 |
| Springbank Secondary College, Pasadena | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 249 | 1,021 |
| Edwardstown Primary School, Melrose Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 512 | 1,098 |
| Clapham Primary School, Clapham | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 243 | 1,098 |
| Westbourne Park Primary School, Westbourne Park | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 480 | 1,126 |
| Cabra Dominican College, Cumberland Park | Catholic | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,165 | 1,065 |
| Scotch College - Torrens Park Campus, Torrens Park | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,213 | 1,146 |
| Mitcham Girls High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 754 | 1,083 |
| St Anthony's School, Edwardstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 116 | 1,090 |
| St Joseph's School, Kingswood | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 256 | 1,135 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 629 | 1,121 |
| St Bernadette's School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 205 | 1,085 |
| Clovelly Park Primary School, Clovelly Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 222 | 1,038 |
| Unley High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,547 | 1,084 |
| Black Forest Primary School, Black Forest | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 410 | 1,108 |
| Walford Anglican School for Girls, Hyde Park | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 400 | 1,162 |
| Forbes Primary School, South Plympton | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 235 | 1,002 |
| Hamilton Secondary College, Mitchell Park | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 609 | 994 |
| St Thomas' School, Goodwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 297 | 1,116 |
| Emmaus Christian College, South Plympton | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,084 | 1,137 |
| Mercedes College, Springfield | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,111 | 1,133 |
| Kilparrin Teaching and Assessment School and Services, Park Holme | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 34 | 1,035 |
| SA School and Services for Vision Impaired, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 20 | 965 |
| Ascot Park Primary School, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 189 | 1,025 |
| Urrbrae Agricultural High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,102 | 1,074 |
| Concordia College, Highgate | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,312 | 1,140 |
| Goodwood Primary School, Goodwood | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 408 | 1,147 |
| Highgate School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 616 | 1,150 |
| Unley Primary School, Unley | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 470 | 1,154 |
| Belair Primary School, Belair | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 490 | 1,117 |
| St John's Grammar School - Junior Campus, Belair | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,009 | 1,141 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Colonel Light Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40286/colonel-light-gardens/topic/education