63.6% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.6%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dernancourt · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dernancourt
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of education than most similar areas mark Dernancourt. About 63.6% of residents completed Year 12, a figure well above the national average. This high level of schooling is mirrored in the workforce, with nearly 30% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high here at 63.6%, which is well above the South Australian figure of 54.6%. In contrast, only 7.4% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dernancourt, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 11 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 29.8% of the population, well above the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 31.8% and Certificate III or IV at 24.1%.
29.8% ▲ +39.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 29.8%
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 Dernancourt, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 20.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dernancourt has an average school advantage score of 1,056, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 31 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in other areas.
1.53
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
31
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).
491
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,056
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dernancourt
31 schools — 15,219 students, average ICSEA 1,056.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 6 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 20 · Combined 7 · Secondary 4
| Dernancourt School, Dernancourt | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 326 | 1,046 |
| Kildare College, Holden Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 0.9 km | 768 | 1,051 |
| Paradise Primary School, Paradise | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 141 | 1,022 |
| Adelaide East Education Centre, Campbelltown | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 49 | 1,056 |
| Sunrise Christian School Paradise, Paradise | Independent | Primary | 1.3 km | 175 | 1,096 |
| Charles Campbell College, Paradise | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,188 | 1,018 |
| Avenues College, Windsor Gardens | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 493 | 929 |
| Athelstone School, Athelstone | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 368 | 1,100 |
| Wandana Primary School, Gilles Plains | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 181 | 962 |
| St Francis of Assisi School, Newton | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 246 | 1,049 |
| Saint Ignatius' College - Senior School Campus, Athelstone | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,421 | 1,151 |
| St Paul's College, Gilles Plains | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,191 | 1,037 |
| Thorndon Park Primary School, Athelstone | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 266 | 1,069 |
| Torrens Valley Christian School, Hope Valley | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 565 | 1,085 |
| Modbury South Primary School, Hope Valley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 179 | 1,011 |
| Modbury Special School, Hope Valley | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 166 | 997 |
| East Marden Primary School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 548 | 1,127 |
| St Pius X School, Windsor Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 552 | 1,108 |
| East Torrens Primary School, Hectorville | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 350 | 1,073 |
| Modbury West School, Modbury | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 264 | 1,020 |
| Prescott Primary School, Northern, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 462 | 1,083 |
| Modbury High School, Modbury | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 926 | 1,005 |
| Highbury Primary School, Hope Valley | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 499 | 1,054 |
| Stradbroke School, Rostrevor | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 694 | 1,111 |
| St Joseph's School, Hectorville | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 859 | 1,077 |
| Heritage College Incorporated, Oakden | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 437 | 1,040 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Hillcrest | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 395 | 1,096 |
| Valley View Secondary School, Para Vista | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 596 | 963 |
| Ingle Farm East Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 268 | 981 |
| Klemzig Primary School, Klemzig | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 184 | 1,033 |
| Ardtornish Primary School, St Agnes | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 462 | 1,044 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dernancourt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40362/dernancourt/topic/education