60.7% ▲ +45.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.7%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Findon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Findon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Findon have completed high school compared to most similar areas. This educational strength is clear in the local figures, where 60.7% of people finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the South Australian figure, with 60.7% of residents finishing their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Findon, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 9 or below is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than in most similar areas. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 29.3% and Certificate III or IV at 27.0%.
24.0% ▲ +97.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Findon splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.3%, followed by engineering at 13.6% and society and culture at 12.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Findon has a high number of schools within 3 km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest at this level. Most of these are government schools (63.9%) and primary schools (58.3%).
0.93
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
Higher than 89% 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).
550
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,032
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Findon
36 schools — 19,784 students, average ICSEA 1,032.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 10 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 9 · Combined 6
| Findon High School, Findon | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 467 | 978 |
| Our Lady of La Vang School, Flinders Park | Catholic | Combined | 1.0 km | 70 | 1,066 |
| Seaton Park Primary School, Seaton | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 149 | 999 |
| Kidman Park Primary School, Kidman Park | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 485 | 1,053 |
| Allenby Gardens Primary School, Allenby Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 392 | 1,062 |
| Nazareth Catholic College - Flinders Park Campus, Flinders Park | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 2,576 | 1,049 |
| Kilkenny Primary School, West Croydon | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 450 | 1,069 |
| Flinders Park Primary School, Flinders Park | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 187 | 1,037 |
| Woodville Primary School, Woodville South | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 204 | 1,020 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace School, Albert Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 278 | 1,043 |
| Whitefriars School, Woodville Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 603 | 1,076 |
| Underdale High School, Underdale | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 629 | 1,000 |
| Lockleys North Primary School, Lockleys | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 422 | 1,069 |
| St Joseph's School, West Hindmarsh | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 223 | 1,063 |
| Australian Islamic College Adelaide, West Croydon | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 589 | 1,016 |
| Woodville High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,170 | 973 |
| The Grove Education Centre, Woodville | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 63 | 992 |
| Challa Gardens Primary School, Kilkenny | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 251 | 982 |
| Seaton High School, Seaton | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 917 | 1,001 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 324 | 1,024 |
| Torrensville Primary School, Torrensville | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 380 | 1,099 |
| St Francis School, Lockleys | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 457 | 1,075 |
| Adelaide Secondary School of English, West Croydon | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 487 | 961 |
| Hendon Primary School, Royal Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 270 | 965 |
| Fulham Gardens Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 148 | 1,042 |
| Thebarton Senior College, Torrensville | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,284 | 951 |
| St Michael's College - Secondary Campus, Henley Beach | Catholic | Combined | 3.3 km | 2,193 | 1,064 |
| Warriappendi Secondary School, Thebarton | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 100 | 752 |
| Grange Primary School, Grange | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 702 | 1,075 |
| Brooklyn Park Primary School, Brooklyn Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 118 | 1,066 |
| Fulham North Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 395 | 1,095 |
| Ngutu College, Woodville North | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 260 | 909 |
| St John Bosco School, Brooklyn Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 252 | 1,054 |
| Henley High School, Henley Beach | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,381 | 1,045 |
| Star of the Sea School, Henley Beach | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 558 | 1,108 |
| St George College - Senior Campus, Mile End | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 350 | 1,046 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Findon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40436/findon/topic/education