63.9% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Green Hills Range · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 64% of residents in Green Hills Range finished Year 12, a figure well above the national average. This is a highly educated area where both school completion and university degrees are much more common than in most other places.
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 63.9% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the 54.6% seen across South Australia.
63.9% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Green Hills Range, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common, with 30.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
30.1% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Green Hills Range splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (38%) and Certificate III / IV (33%), with Postgraduate degree at 14%.
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 27.8%, followed by society and culture at 20.4%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3km, both of which are government run. These schools are smaller than most, but have a higher advantage score than those in most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
136
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
2 schools — 272 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Macclesfield Primary School, Macclesfield | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 79 | 1,053 |
| Meadows Primary School, Meadows | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 193 | 1,013 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Green Hills Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40532/green-hills-range/topic/education