35.8% ▲ +29.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Elizabeth Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Elizabeth Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents have finished high school or university in Elizabeth Park compared to other parts of the country. Only 35.8% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This means many adults in the area left school earlier or moved straight into vocational training.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The percentage of people who finished Year 12 is far below the South Australian figure, sitting at 35.8%. About 19.5% of residents reached Year 10, while 18.9% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Elizabeth Park, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with only 6.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, trade and vocational certificates are more typical, with 40.1% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
6.6% ▲ +108.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Park, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications relate to society and culture at 16.7%, followed by management and commerce at 15.1%. Engineering and related fields make up 11.3% of degrees and diplomas.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger than those in most other areas, and the average school advantage score of 935 is much lower than most areas. There are 28 schools within 3km, with government schools making up 60.7% of the sector.
1.96
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
28
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).
460
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
935
Lower 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 Elizabeth Park
28 schools — 12,882 students, average ICSEA 935.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 6 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 7 · Combined 5
| Elizabeth Park Primary School, Elizabeth Park | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 312 | 862 |
| St Thomas More School, Elizabeth Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 267 | 927 |
| Taparra Primary School, Elizabeth Downs | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 131 | 926 |
| Playford College, Elizabeth | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 670 | 940 |
| Pinnacle College - Elizabeth East Campus, Elizabeth East | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 993 | 1,049 |
| Northern Adelaide Senior College, Elizabeth | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 431 | 978 |
| Edmund Rice Flexi School, Elizabeth | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 163 | 908 |
| Elizabeth North Primary School, Elizabeth North | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 514 | 907 |
| Elizabeth Downs Primary School, Elizabeth Downs | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 420 | 904 |
| Elizabeth East Primary School, Elizabeth East | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 200 | 875 |
| Craigmore South Primary School, Craigmore | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 225 | 922 |
| Hope Christian College, Craigmore | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 921 | 977 |
| St Patrick's Technical College, Edinburgh North | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 260 | 998 |
| Indie School Elizabeth Campus, Elizabeth | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 322 | 946 |
| Playford International College, Elizabeth | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,322 | 881 |
| Kaurna Plains School, Elizabeth | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 162 | 699 |
| Elizabeth Grove Primary School, Elizabeth Grove | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 249 | 902 |
| Swallowcliffe School P-6, Davoren Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 423 | 917 |
| Craigmore High School, Blakeview | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,245 | 916 |
| Trinity College Blakeview, Blakeview | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 635 | 1,037 |
| Blakeview Primary School, Blakeview | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 542 | 921 |
| St Mary Magdalene's School, Elizabeth Grove | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 185 | 958 |
| Elizabeth South Primary School, Elizabeth South | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 144 | 860 |
| Compass Catholic Community, Davoren Park | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 139 | 916 |
| Catherine McAuley School, Craigmore | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 483 | 976 |
| Playford Primary School, Craigmore | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 398 | 944 |
| John Hartley School B-6, Smithfield Plains | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 685 | 903 |
| Elizabeth Vale Primary School, Elizabeth Vale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 441 | 889 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Elizabeth Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40402/elizabeth-park/topic/education