42.8% ▲ +18.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 42.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Craigmore · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Craigmore
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Craigmore have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state and country. Only 42.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap is also seen in higher education, where only 8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below both the state and national figures, with 42.8% of people finishing their final year. Many residents stopped earlier, with 21.3% finishing Year 11 and 20.6% finishing Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Craigmore, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by only 8% of adults, which is much lower than most areas. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 47.5% of people.
8.0% ▲ +36.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Craigmore, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 19.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 17.4% and Society and culture at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 26 schools within 3km, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. These schools are larger than average and have a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
2.19
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
Higher than 88% 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).
547
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
941
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Craigmore
26 schools — 14,229 students, average ICSEA 941.
By sector: Government 15 · Independent 6 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 7 · Combined 6
| Hope Christian College, Craigmore | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 921 | 977 |
| Craigmore South Primary School, Craigmore | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 225 | 922 |
| Elizabeth Downs Primary School, Elizabeth Downs | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 420 | 904 |
| Craigmore High School, Blakeview | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,245 | 916 |
| Catherine McAuley School, Craigmore | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 483 | 976 |
| Trinity College Blakeview, Blakeview | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 635 | 1,037 |
| Playford Primary School, Craigmore | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 398 | 944 |
| Blakeview Primary School, Blakeview | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 542 | 921 |
| Taparra Primary School, Elizabeth Downs | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 131 | 926 |
| Blakes Crossing Christian College, Blakeview | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 712 | 983 |
| Elizabeth Park Primary School, Elizabeth Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 312 | 862 |
| St Thomas More School, Elizabeth Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 267 | 927 |
| Elizabeth North Primary School, Elizabeth North | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 514 | 907 |
| Playford College, Elizabeth | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 670 | 940 |
| Munno Para Primary School, Munno Para | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 305 | 929 |
| Pinnacle College - Elizabeth East Campus, Elizabeth East | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 993 | 1,049 |
| Compass Catholic Community, Davoren Park | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 139 | 916 |
| Northern Adelaide Senior College, Elizabeth | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 431 | 978 |
| Edmund Rice Flexi School, Elizabeth | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 163 | 908 |
| Elizabeth East Primary School, Elizabeth East | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 200 | 875 |
| John Hartley School B-6, Smithfield Plains | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 685 | 903 |
| St Patrick's Technical College, Edinburgh North | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 260 | 998 |
| Indie School Elizabeth Campus, Elizabeth | Independent | Secondary | 4.5 km | 322 | 946 |
| Mark Oliphant College (B-12), Munno Para West | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,685 | 919 |
| Playford International College, Elizabeth | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,322 | 881 |
| Elizabeth Grove Primary School, Elizabeth Grove | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 249 | 902 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Craigmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40325/craigmore/topic/education