28.9% ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Elizabeth Grove · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Elizabeth Grove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 28.9% of people in Elizabeth Grove finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average of 58.8%. This gap is reflected in the local qualification levels, where few adults hold higher university degrees. The area's education profile is characterized by a much lower rate of formal schooling and degrees compared to most other parts of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the South Australian figure, with only 28.9% of residents finishing their final school year. Around 21.1% of people peaked at Year 10, and another 21.1% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Elizabeth Grove, the largest group is Year 12 at 33%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 9 or below (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 5.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.3% of the community.
5.2% ▲ +44.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Elizabeth Grove, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are society and culture at 14.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.2%. Management and commerce account for 10.9% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than those in most similar areas, with an average size of 427 students. There are 22 schools within 3km, and the average school advantage score is much lower than in most other areas.
3.75
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
427
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
931
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).
Schools serving Elizabeth Grove
22 schools — 9,389 students, average ICSEA 931.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| St Mary Magdalene's School, Elizabeth Grove | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 185 | 958 |
| Elizabeth Grove Primary School, Elizabeth Grove | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 249 | 902 |
| Elizabeth South Primary School, Elizabeth South | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 144 | 860 |
| Kaurna Plains School, Elizabeth | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 162 | 699 |
| Elizabeth Vale Primary School, Elizabeth Vale | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 441 | 889 |
| Playford International College, Elizabeth | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,322 | 881 |
| Elizabeth East Primary School, Elizabeth East | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 200 | 875 |
| Indie School Elizabeth Campus, Elizabeth | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | 322 | 946 |
| Pinnacle College - Elizabeth East Campus, Elizabeth East | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 993 | 1,049 |
| Northern Adelaide Senior College, Elizabeth | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 431 | 978 |
| Edmund Rice Flexi School, Elizabeth | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 163 | 908 |
| St Thomas More School, Elizabeth Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 267 | 927 |
| Salisbury Park Primary School, Salisbury Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 220 | 960 |
| St Patrick's Technical College, Edinburgh North | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 260 | 998 |
| Salisbury Heights Primary School, Salisbury Heights | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 338 | 974 |
| Playford College, Elizabeth | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 670 | 940 |
| Elizabeth Park Primary School, Elizabeth Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 312 | 862 |
| Salisbury High School, Salisbury North | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,058 | 907 |
| St Augustine's Parish School, Salisbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 664 | 981 |
| Taparra Primary School, Elizabeth Downs | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 131 | 926 |
| Elizabeth North Primary School, Elizabeth North | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 514 | 907 |
| Salisbury North Primary School, Salisbury North | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 343 | 897 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Elizabeth Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40400/elizabeth-grove/topic/education