69.4% ▲ +41.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 69.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Greenacres · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Greenacres
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher share of people in Greenacres have finished high school and university than across the rest of the state. Nearly 70% of residents have completed Year 12, and about 37% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very common here at 69.4%, which is far above the South Australian rate of 54.6%. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Greenacres, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 11 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified at this level, with 37% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3%, with over 19% of residents holding a postgraduate degree.
37.0% ▲ +104.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 37.0%
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 Greenacres, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Certificate III / IV (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce (24%), followed by engineering (13.7%) and health (12.7%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Greenacres has a very high average school advantage and school size compared to most areas. While there are 32 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most other areas.
2.61
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
32
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).
579
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,041
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Greenacres
32 schools — 18,521 students, average ICSEA 1,041.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 9 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 23 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Greenacres | Catholic | Primary | 0.2 km | 691 | 1,085 |
| Hampstead Primary School, Greenacres | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 243 | 1,032 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Hillcrest | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 395 | 1,096 |
| Klemzig Primary School, Klemzig | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 184 | 1,033 |
| St Pius X School, Windsor Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 552 | 1,108 |
| Cedar College, Northgate | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 884 | 1,090 |
| Vale Park Primary School, Vale Park | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 393 | 1,097 |
| Heritage College Incorporated, Oakden | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 437 | 1,040 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Enfield | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 478 | 960 |
| Northfield Primary School, Northfield | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 352 | 982 |
| Enfield Primary School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 188 | 978 |
| St Monica's Parish School, Walkerville | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 192 | 1,102 |
| Open Access College, Marden | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 4,028 | 1,017 |
| Marden Senior College, Marden | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 496 | 1,041 |
| Avenues College, Windsor Gardens | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 493 | 929 |
| East Marden Primary School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 548 | 1,127 |
| St Paul Lutheran School, Blair Athol | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 260 | 1,062 |
| Nailsworth Primary School, Nailsworth | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 548 | 1,106 |
| St Gabriel's School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 306 | 1,032 |
| St Andrew's School, Walkerville | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 376 | 1,191 |
| Roma Mitchell Secondary College, Gepps Cross | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,638 | 971 |
| Prospect North Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 373 | 1,037 |
| Felixstow Primary School, Felixstow | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 76 | 1,014 |
| Sports College South Australia - Football SA State Performance Centre, Gepps Cross | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 404 | 1,015 |
| Walkerville Primary School, Walkerville | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 548 | 1,139 |
| Blair Athol North B-6 School, Blair Athol | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 383 | 918 |
| St Paul's College, Gilles Plains | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,191 | 1,037 |
| Sunrise Christian School Paradise, Paradise | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 175 | 1,096 |
| St Joseph's School, Hectorville | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 859 | 1,077 |
| Wandana Primary School, Gilles Plains | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 181 | 962 |
| St Brigid's School, Kilburn | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 165 | 965 |
| Rosary School, Prospect | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 484 | 1,101 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Greenacres [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40534/greenacres/topic/education