57.6% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Greenwith · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Greenwith
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in Greenwith have finished Year 12, with 57.6% completing their secondary schooling. This is much higher than most similar areas. While university degrees are less common here than in the rest of the state, many residents hold strong vocational qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high in Greenwith, with 57.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is a little above the South Australian figure of 54.6%, though slightly below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Greenwith, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 18% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are common, with 38.2% of the highest qualifications being a Certificate III or IV.
18.0% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 18.0%
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 Greenwith, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 21.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Greenwith has a high average school advantage score of 1,022 and larger schools than most areas. While there are 20 schools within 3km, there are only 1.04 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
1.04
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 87% 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).
607
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,022
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Greenwith
20 schools — 12,144 students, average ICSEA 1,022.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 3 · Combined 3
| Our Lady of Hope School, Greenwith | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 292 | 1,045 |
| Greenwith Primary School, Greenwith | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 558 | 1,019 |
| Golden Grove Primary School, Golden Grove | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 495 | 1,021 |
| Salisbury Heights Primary School, Salisbury Heights | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 338 | 974 |
| Golden Grove High School, Golden Grove | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,486 | 1,007 |
| Salisbury Park Primary School, Salisbury Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 220 | 960 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Salisbury East | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,498 | 1,016 |
| Gleeson College, Golden Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 941 | 1,055 |
| Pedare Christian College, Golden Grove | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,146 | 1,097 |
| Elizabeth Vale Primary School, Elizabeth Vale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 441 | 889 |
| Salisbury East High School, Salisbury East | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,008 | 941 |
| Surrey Downs Primary School, Surrey Downs | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 148 | 986 |
| Fairview Park Primary School, Fairview Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 260 | 1,027 |
| St Francis Xavier's Regional Catholic School, Wynn Vale | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 561 | 1,051 |
| Wynn Vale School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 365 | 1,032 |
| Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School, Wynn Vale | Independent | Primary | 4.7 km | 205 | 1,051 |
| Madison Park School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 188 | 923 |
| Gulfview Heights Primary School, Gulfview Heights | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 384 | 993 |
| King's Baptist Grammar School - Wynn Vale Campus, Wynn Vale | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 1,280 | 1,090 |
| Keithcot Farm Primary School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 330 | 1,020 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Greenwith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40538/greenwith/topic/education