52.4% ▲ +38.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ethelton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ethelton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in Ethelton have finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. While educational attainment is strong locally, the proportion of people with high school and university degrees remains well below the national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.4% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but a little below the South Australian average. This is well below the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ethelton, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 21.4% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas. This is a little below the state average and well below the national figure of 26.3%.
21.4% ▲ +55.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 Ethelton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 16.7%, followed by engineering and society and culture, which both sit at 15.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ethelton has more schools within 3km than about 81% of similar areas, with the usual school being larger and having a higher advantage score than most.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
489
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,016
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ethelton
9 schools — 4,403 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Le Fevre High School, Semaphore South | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 456 | 951 |
| Portside Christian College, New Port | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 626 | 1,067 |
| Westport Primary School, Semaphore Park | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 421 | 1,025 |
| Le Fevre Peninsula Primary School, Birkenhead | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 232 | 902 |
| Dominican School, Semaphore | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 230 | 1,048 |
| West Lakes Shore School, West Lakes Shore | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 554 | 1,060 |
| Alberton Primary School, Queenstown | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 262 | 1,002 |
| Largs Bay School, Largs Bay | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 418 | 1,018 |
| Mount Carmel College Secondary Campus, Rosewater | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,204 | 1,008 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ethelton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40415/ethelton/topic/education