76.6% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 74.9%
- 2021: 76.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Crafers West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Crafers West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels than most of the country shape daily life in Crafers West, where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This academic strength is reflected in the high proportion of residents who finished high school, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the national figure, with 76.6% of people completing Year 12. This is 22 percentage points higher than the South Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Crafers West, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is very common here, as 45.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 26.3% seen across Australia.
45.5% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.8%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 45.5%
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 West, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Certificate III / IV (17%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by society and culture at 17.3% and health at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3km, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than most, with an average size of 500 students.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
500
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,118
Higher than 95% 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 West
6 schools — 2,998 students, average ICSEA 1,118.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Upper Sturt Primary School, Upper Sturt | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 97 | 1,094 |
| St Catherine's School, Stirling | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 185 | 1,133 |
| Crafers Primary School, Crafers | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 221 | 1,109 |
| Heathfield High School, Heathfield | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 970 | 1,086 |
| St John's Grammar School - Junior Campus, Belair | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,009 | 1,141 |
| Stirling East Primary School, Stirling | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 516 | 1,138 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Crafers West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40323/crafers-west/topic/education