54.8% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.8%
- 2016: 49.7%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gulfview Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gulfview Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates have become more common in Gulfview Heights over the last decade. While 54.8% of residents finished Year 12, this is well below the national figure. The area's educational profile is now marked by a high number of trade-based qualifications compared to other similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.8% of people here completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the South Australian average. However, this remains well below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gulfview Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade certificates are the most common qualification at 39.3%, while 17.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This level of higher education is higher than most similar areas but well below both state and national figures.
17.5% ▲ +61.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 17.5%
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 Gulfview Heights, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 21.3%, followed by management and commerce at 19.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 35 schools within 3 km, among the largest number at this level, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Local schools are typically larger than average, with most being government primary schools.
1.63
Lower than 79% 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).
534
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gulfview Heights
35 schools — 18,688 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Government 26 · Independent 6 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Gulfview Heights Primary School, Gulfview Heights | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 384 | 993 |
| King's Baptist Grammar School - Wynn Vale Campus, Wynn Vale | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 1,280 | 1,090 |
| Keithcot Farm Primary School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 330 | 1,020 |
| Keller Road Primary School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 239 | 941 |
| Madison Park School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 188 | 923 |
| Wynn Vale School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 365 | 1,032 |
| Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School, Wynn Vale | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 205 | 1,051 |
| Para Hills West Primary School, Para Hills West | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 287 | 981 |
| Para Hills High School, Para Hills West | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 670 | 948 |
| Pedare Christian College, Golden Grove | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,146 | 1,097 |
| The Heights School, Modbury Heights | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,811 | 1,060 |
| Salisbury East High School, Salisbury East | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,008 | 941 |
| Gleeson College, Golden Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 941 | 1,055 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Salisbury East | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,498 | 1,016 |
| Golden Grove High School, Golden Grove | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,486 | 1,007 |
| Para Hills School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 269 | 978 |
| East Para Primary School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 194 | 994 |
| St Francis Xavier's Regional Catholic School, Wynn Vale | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 561 | 1,051 |
| Brahma Lodge Primary School, Brahma Lodge | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 191 | 906 |
| Redwood Park Primary School, Redwood Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 368 | 1,032 |
| North Ingle School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 180 | 998 |
| Golden Grove Primary School, Golden Grove | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 495 | 1,021 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 440 | 1,089 |
| Salisbury Primary School, Salisbury | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 360 | 913 |
| Surrey Downs Primary School, Surrey Downs | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 148 | 986 |
| Modbury School P-6, Modbury North | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 172 | 1,026 |
| Salisbury Park Primary School, Salisbury Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 220 | 960 |
| Para Vista Primary School, Para Vista | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 206 | 950 |
| St Augustine's Parish School, Salisbury | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 664 | 981 |
| Salisbury Heights Primary School, Salisbury Heights | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 338 | 974 |
| Modbury West School, Modbury | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 264 | 1,020 |
| Prescott Primary School, Northern, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 4.4 km | 462 | 1,083 |
| Ingle Farm Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 454 | 967 |
| Valley View Secondary School, Para Vista | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 596 | 963 |
| Ingle Farm East Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 268 | 981 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gulfview Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40539/gulfview-heights/topic/education