62.9% ▲ +32.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.5%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Flinders Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Flinders Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national average, 62.9% of people in Flinders Park have completed Year 12. This reflects a highly educated local population, with many residents holding university degrees or trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most other areas, sitting 8.4 percentage points above the South Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Flinders Park, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 11 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 25.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the state average and nearly the same as the national figure.
25.7% ▲ +58.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Flinders Park splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 21.2%, followed by engineering at 16.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Flinders Park has 35 schools within 3km, with a typical school size of 496 students and an advantage score much higher than most areas.
3.15
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
35
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).
496
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
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 Flinders Park
35 schools — 17,348 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 12 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 7 · Combined 6
| Nazareth Catholic College - Flinders Park Campus, Flinders Park | Catholic | Secondary | 0.3 km | 2,576 | 1,049 |
| Flinders Park Primary School, Flinders Park | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 187 | 1,037 |
| Our Lady of La Vang School, Flinders Park | Catholic | Combined | 0.7 km | 70 | 1,066 |
| Underdale High School, Underdale | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 629 | 1,000 |
| Lockleys North Primary School, Lockleys | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 422 | 1,069 |
| Allenby Gardens Primary School, Allenby Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 392 | 1,062 |
| Torrensville Primary School, Torrensville | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 380 | 1,099 |
| Kidman Park Primary School, Kidman Park | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 485 | 1,053 |
| Thebarton Senior College, Torrensville | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,284 | 951 |
| St Joseph's School, West Hindmarsh | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 223 | 1,063 |
| St John Bosco School, Brooklyn Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 252 | 1,054 |
| Findon High School, Findon | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 467 | 978 |
| Brooklyn Park Primary School, Brooklyn Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 118 | 1,066 |
| Warriappendi Secondary School, Thebarton | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 100 | 752 |
| St Francis School, Lockleys | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 457 | 1,075 |
| Kilkenny Primary School, West Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 450 | 1,069 |
| St George College - Senior Campus, Mile End | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 350 | 1,046 |
| Seaton Park Primary School, Seaton | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 149 | 999 |
| Australian Islamic College Adelaide, West Croydon | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 589 | 1,016 |
| Cowandilla Primary School, Cowandilla | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 341 | 1,051 |
| Adelaide Secondary School of English, West Croydon | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 487 | 961 |
| Temple Christian College, Mile End | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,151 | 1,043 |
| Tenison Woods Catholic Primary School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 262 | 1,084 |
| St Michael's College - Secondary Campus, Henley Beach | Catholic | Combined | 3.6 km | 2,193 | 1,064 |
| Woodville Primary School, Woodville South | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 204 | 1,020 |
| Whitefriars School, Woodville Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 603 | 1,076 |
| Fulham North Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 395 | 1,095 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 324 | 1,024 |
| Fulham Gardens Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 148 | 1,042 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Brompton | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 153 | 1,105 |
| Bowden Brompton Community School, Brompton | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 145 | 906 |
| St Dominic's Priory College, North Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 3.9 km | 658 | 1,080 |
| Challa Gardens Primary School, Kilkenny | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 251 | 982 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace School, Albert Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 278 | 1,043 |
| Brompton Primary School, Renown Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 175 | 1,001 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Flinders Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40448/flinders-park/topic/education