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Education & Qualifications in Elizabeth East

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Far fewer people hold higher qualifications in Elizabeth East than in most similar areas. Only 5.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This is an area where most residents leave school earlier or hold vocational certificates rather than university degrees.

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Where Elizabeth East sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.9% ▲ +87.3%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Elizabeth East — lower than 86% of areas.

Elizabeth East5.9%
5112, SA 7.3%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is far below the state and national figures, with only 32.3% of people finishing Year 12. In contrast, 17.9% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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32.3% ▲ +27.5%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Elizabeth East, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (20%).

Year 12 32.3% Year 10 19.9% Year 11 17.9% Year 9 or below 17.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Vocational training is common here, as 37.1% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the proportion of people with a bachelor degree is much lower than in most areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.9% ▲ +87.3%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Elizabeth East, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.

Certificate III / IV 37.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.3% Bachelor degree 9.7% Certificate I / II 4.8% Postgraduate degree 2.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are society and culture at 13.6% and engineering at 13.2%, followed by management and commerce at 12.2%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are 24 schools within 3km, which is more than 91% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas, and 66.7% of these schools are government run.

Schools within 3 km

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24

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).

Average school ICSEA

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932

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Elizabeth East

24 schools — 10,558 students, average ICSEA 932.

By sector: Government 16 · Independent 4 · Catholic 4

By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
Elizabeth East Primary School, Elizabeth East Government Primary 0.7 km 200 875
Pinnacle College - Elizabeth East Campus, Elizabeth East Independent Combined 1.0 km 993 1,049
Elizabeth Grove Primary School, Elizabeth Grove Government Primary 1.2 km 249 902
St Thomas More School, Elizabeth Park Catholic Primary 1.5 km 267 927
Indie School Elizabeth Campus, Elizabeth Independent Secondary 1.6 km 322 946
St Mary Magdalene's School, Elizabeth Grove Catholic Primary 1.7 km 185 958
Playford International College, Elizabeth Government Secondary 1.7 km 1,322 881
Elizabeth Park Primary School, Elizabeth Park Government Primary 1.8 km 312 862
Kaurna Plains School, Elizabeth Government Combined 1.8 km 162 699
Elizabeth South Primary School, Elizabeth South Government Primary 2.0 km 144 860
Northern Adelaide Senior College, Elizabeth Government Secondary 2.1 km 431 978
Edmund Rice Flexi School, Elizabeth Catholic Secondary 2.1 km 163 908
Playford College, Elizabeth Independent Combined 2.3 km 670 940
Elizabeth Vale Primary School, Elizabeth Vale Government Primary 2.4 km 441 889
Taparra Primary School, Elizabeth Downs Government Primary 2.5 km 131 926
St Patrick's Technical College, Edinburgh North Catholic Secondary 2.7 km 260 998
Craigmore South Primary School, Craigmore Government Primary 2.9 km 225 922
Elizabeth North Primary School, Elizabeth North Government Primary 3.0 km 514 907
Hope Christian College, Craigmore Independent Combined 3.1 km 921 977
Salisbury Heights Primary School, Salisbury Heights Government Primary 3.4 km 338 974
Elizabeth Downs Primary School, Elizabeth Downs Government Primary 3.5 km 420 904
Salisbury Park Primary School, Salisbury Park Government Primary 3.7 km 220 960
Swallowcliffe School P-6, Davoren Park Government Primary 4.0 km 423 917
Craigmore High School, Blakeview Government Secondary 4.5 km 1,245 916

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Elizabeth East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40399/elizabeth-east/topic/education