71.2% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 71.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Firle · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Firle
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Firle have risen since 2011, with the area now seeing a very high proportion of residents with university degrees. This is a highly qualified community where 38% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 71.2% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the South Australian figure of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Firle, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 11 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, with 35.8% of people holding a bachelor degree and 17.7% having a postgraduate degree. These figures are far above those for both the state and the nation.
38.0% ▲ +34.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Firle, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Postgraduate degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 23.1%, followed by health at 13.2% and engineering at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Firle has easy access to 27 schools within 3 km, which is among the largest number for similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,095, which is much higher than most areas.
27
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).
803
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,095
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Firle
27 schools — 21,688 students, average ICSEA 1,095.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 8 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 6 · Secondary 5
| Trinity Gardens School, Trinity Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 695 | 1,103 |
| St Joseph's School, Payneham South | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 494 | 1,092 |
| St Joseph's School, Tranmere | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 208 | 1,099 |
| Felixstow Primary School, Felixstow | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 76 | 1,014 |
| St Joseph's School, Hectorville | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 859 | 1,077 |
| Pembroke School - Middle School Campus, Kensington Park | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,672 | 1,171 |
| East Torrens Primary School, Hectorville | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 350 | 1,073 |
| Open Access College, Marden | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 4,028 | 1,017 |
| Marden Senior College, Marden | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 496 | 1,041 |
| Morialta Secondary College, Rostrevor | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 570 | 1,075 |
| Marryatville Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 506 | 1,127 |
| Mary MacKillop College, Kensington | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 291 | 1,077 |
| Norwood International High School, Magill | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,667 | 1,090 |
| East Adelaide School, St Peters | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 495 | 1,117 |
| Magill School, Magill | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 744 | 1,119 |
| St Joseph's Memorial School, Norwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 192 | 1,108 |
| East Marden Primary School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 548 | 1,127 |
| Loreto College, Marryatville | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 717 | 1,098 |
| Norwood Primary School, Norwood | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 361 | 1,148 |
| Marryatville High School, Marryatville | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,759 | 1,120 |
| Rostrevor College, Woodforde | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 985 | 1,064 |
| Stradbroke School, Rostrevor | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 694 | 1,111 |
| St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School, Stonyfell | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 873 | 1,180 |
| St Francis of Assisi School, Newton | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 246 | 1,049 |
| Vale Park Primary School, Vale Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 393 | 1,097 |
| Klemzig Primary School, Klemzig | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 184 | 1,033 |
| St Peter's College, St Peters | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,585 | 1,164 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Firle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40438/firle/topic/education