52.5% ▲ +83.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dry Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dry Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school in Dry Creek than in most similar areas. While over half the population completed Year 12, the area has a much lower proportion of university degrees compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 52.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas, though this remains well below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dry Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 15% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.5% of residents.
15.0% ▲ +532.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
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 Dry Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study for those with qualifications, at 22.6%, followed by society and culture at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dry Creek has more schools within 3km than about 90% of similar areas, with 22 schools available. These are typically larger than in other areas, and over half are government-run.
22
Higher than 87% 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).
481
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dry Creek
22 schools — 10,579 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 6 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Youth Education Centre - Goldsborough Road Campus (Cavan), Cavan | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 28 | 894 |
| St Joseph's School, Ottoway | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 154 | 990 |
| St Patrick's School, Mansfield Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 180 | 1,002 |
| Mawson Lakes School, Mawson Lakes | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 716 | 1,060 |
| Pooraka Primary School, Pooraka | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 182 | 954 |
| Blair Athol North B-6 School, Blair Athol | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 383 | 918 |
| Pennington School R-6, Pennington | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 262 | 934 |
| St Gabriel's School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 306 | 1,032 |
| St Brigid's School, Kilburn | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 165 | 965 |
| Endeavour College, Mawson Lakes | Independent | Secondary | 5.5 km | 738 | 1,083 |
| Mount Carmel College Secondary Campus, Rosewater | Catholic | Secondary | 5.6 km | 1,204 | 1,008 |
| Garden College, Parafield Gardens | Independent | Combined | 5.7 km | 351 | 1,029 |
| Roma Mitchell Secondary College, Gepps Cross | Government | Secondary | 5.8 km | 1,638 | 971 |
| Holy Family Catholic School, Parafield Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 539 | 1,000 |
| St Paul Lutheran School, Blair Athol | Independent | Primary | 5.9 km | 260 | 1,062 |
| Karrendi Primary School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 259 | 955 |
| Sports College South Australia - Football SA State Performance Centre, Gepps Cross | Independent | Secondary | 6.0 km | 404 | 1,015 |
| Parafield Gardens Primary School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 575 | 968 |
| Parafield Gardens High School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Secondary | 6.3 km | 1,277 | 928 |
| Largs Bay School, Largs Bay | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 418 | 1,018 |
| Northfield Primary School, Northfield | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 352 | 982 |
| Enfield Primary School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 188 | 978 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dry Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40373/dry-creek/topic/education