32.5% ▲ +22.4%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Elizabeth Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Elizabeth Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Elizabeth Vale have finished high school or university compared to other areas, which shapes the local skills base. Only 32.5% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average of 58.8%. This means most adults here rely on trade certificates or earlier school leavings for their qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, at 32.5%. About 23.1% of residents finished school at Year 9 or below, while 19.1% stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Elizabeth Vale, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 9 or below (26%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 5.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 39.5% of residents.
5.3% ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Vale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Elizabeth Vale most often studied society and culture (16.0%) or engineering and related fields (14.2%). Other common areas include management and commerce at 9.6% and health at 7.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most, though the average school advantage score is much lower than in other areas. While there are 20 schools within 3km, there are only 1.14 schools per 1,000 children, and 70% of these are government-run.
1.14
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
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).
508
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
943
Lower than 77% 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 Vale
20 schools — 10,153 students, average ICSEA 943.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 3 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Elizabeth Vale Primary School, Elizabeth Vale | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 441 | 889 |
| Salisbury Park Primary School, Salisbury Park | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 220 | 960 |
| Salisbury Heights Primary School, Salisbury Heights | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 338 | 974 |
| St Mary Magdalene's School, Elizabeth Grove | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 185 | 958 |
| Elizabeth Grove Primary School, Elizabeth Grove | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 249 | 902 |
| Elizabeth South Primary School, Elizabeth South | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 144 | 860 |
| St Augustine's Parish School, Salisbury | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 664 | 981 |
| Salisbury High School, Salisbury North | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,058 | 907 |
| Kaurna Plains School, Elizabeth | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 162 | 699 |
| Salisbury Primary School, Salisbury | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 360 | 913 |
| Playford International College, Elizabeth | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,322 | 881 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Salisbury East | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,498 | 1,016 |
| Elizabeth East Primary School, Elizabeth East | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 200 | 875 |
| Salisbury North Primary School, Salisbury North | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 343 | 897 |
| Indie School Elizabeth Campus, Elizabeth | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 322 | 946 |
| Salisbury East High School, Salisbury East | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,008 | 941 |
| Pinnacle College - Elizabeth East Campus, Elizabeth East | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 993 | 1,049 |
| Brahma Lodge Primary School, Brahma Lodge | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 191 | 906 |
| Madison Park School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 188 | 923 |
| St Thomas More School, Elizabeth Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 267 | 927 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Elizabeth Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40404/elizabeth-vale/topic/education