75.1% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 69.9%
- 2021: 75.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Crafers · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Crafers
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 45% of adults in Crafers hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This reflects a highly educated community where university qualifications and high school completion rates are among the highest in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 75.1% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above both the South Australian rate of 54.6% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Crafers, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 11 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, as 44.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 26.3% seen across Australia.
44.7% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 44.7%
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 Crafers, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Certificate III / IV (17%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 17.4%, followed by health at 15.5% and society and culture at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score among the highest for their level, and there are seven schools within 3 km. Most of these are government primary schools.
2.62
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
329
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,108
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 Crafers
7 schools — 2,304 students, average ICSEA 1,108.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Crafers Primary School, Crafers | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 221 | 1,109 |
| St Catherine's School, Stirling | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 185 | 1,133 |
| Stirling East Primary School, Stirling | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 516 | 1,138 |
| Uraidla Primary School, Uraidla | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 182 | 1,118 |
| Heathfield High School, Heathfield | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 970 | 1,086 |
| The Hills Montessori School - Wairoa Campus, Aldgate | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 133 | 1,105 |
| Upper Sturt Primary School, Upper Sturt | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 97 | 1,094 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Crafers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40322/crafers/topic/education