60.4% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Grange · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Grange
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher rates of university education define Grange, where nearly 30% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the South Australian and national figures. The area is well-qualified, with a high proportion of residents finishing high school and pursuing further study.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high in Grange at 60.4%, which is well above the South Australian rate of 54.6% and a little above the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Grange, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is much more qualified than most, with 29.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the 22.7% seen across South Australia.
29.4% ▲ +52.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 29.4%
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 Grange, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 20.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 18 schools within 3km, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Local schools are larger than usual and have a much higher average advantage score than most other areas.
1.13
Lower than 90% 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).
547
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,050
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Grange
18 schools — 9,844 students, average ICSEA 1,050.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Grange Primary School, Grange | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 702 | 1,075 |
| Seaton High School, Seaton | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 917 | 1,001 |
| Fulham Gardens Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 148 | 1,042 |
| Seaton Park Primary School, Seaton | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 149 | 999 |
| Star of the Sea School, Henley Beach | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 558 | 1,108 |
| Hendon Primary School, Royal Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 270 | 965 |
| St Michael's College - Secondary Campus, Henley Beach | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 2,193 | 1,064 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace School, Albert Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 278 | 1,043 |
| Findon High School, Findon | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 467 | 978 |
| Fulham North Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 395 | 1,095 |
| Kidman Park Primary School, Kidman Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 485 | 1,053 |
| Henley High School, Henley Beach | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,381 | 1,045 |
| Woodville Primary School, Woodville South | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 204 | 1,020 |
| West Lakes Shore School, West Lakes Shore | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 554 | 1,060 |
| Alberton Primary School, Queenstown | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 262 | 1,002 |
| Henley Beach Primary School, Henley Beach South | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 354 | 1,104 |
| Our Lady of La Vang School, Flinders Park | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 70 | 1,066 |
| St Francis School, Lockleys | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 457 | 1,075 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Grange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40530/grange/topic/education