54.4% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.3%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fairview Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fairview Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and university degrees are found in Fairview Park than in most similar areas. While 18.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is still well below the national figure. Around 54.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is about the same as the South Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Over half of the residents, 54.4%, completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fairview Park, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 11 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 18.1%, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the state average of 22.7%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 39.6%.
18.1% ▲ +34.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 Fairview Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.7%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 18.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Fairview Park has 18 schools within 3km, more than 88% of similar areas, although there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children. Most of these are primary schools, with 66.7% being government-run.
1.49
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Higher than 86% 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).
501
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,036
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fairview Park
18 schools — 9,016 students, average ICSEA 1,036.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Fairview Park Primary School, Fairview Park | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 260 | 1,027 |
| Banksia Park School R-6, Banksia Park | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 240 | 1,037 |
| Surrey Downs Primary School, Surrey Downs | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 148 | 986 |
| Banksia Park International High School, Banksia Park | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,055 | 1,009 |
| Saint David's Parish School, Tea Tree Gully | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| Golden Grove Primary School, Golden Grove | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 495 | 1,021 |
| Tea Tree Gully Primary School, Tea Tree Gully | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 117 | 1,073 |
| Ridgehaven Primary School, Ridgehaven | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 222 | 983 |
| St Francis Xavier's Regional Catholic School, Wynn Vale | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 561 | 1,051 |
| Gleeson College, Golden Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 941 | 1,055 |
| Golden Grove High School, Golden Grove | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,486 | 1,007 |
| Redwood Park Primary School, Redwood Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 368 | 1,032 |
| Greenwith Primary School, Greenwith | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 558 | 1,019 |
| Our Lady of Hope School, Greenwith | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 292 | 1,045 |
| Pedare Christian College, Golden Grove | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,146 | 1,097 |
| St Agnes School P - 6, St Agnes | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 251 | 1,039 |
| Wynn Vale School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 365 | 1,032 |
| Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School, Wynn Vale | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 205 | 1,051 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fairview Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40429/fairview-park/topic/education