42.7% ▲ +28.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hackham · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all qualified adults in Hackham hold a Certificate III or IV. This is an area where few people have university degrees, and only 42.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.7% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. About 20.7% of residents stopped after Year 10, while 19.2% reached Year 11.
42.7% ▲ +28.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Hackham, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (21%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 9.5%, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This is lower than most similar areas, with most qualified residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
9.5% ▲ +32.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Hackham, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with the most common being society and culture at 17.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.0%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 21 schools within 3 km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Most of these are government primary schools, which make up 71.4% of the local sector.
1.28
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
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).
480
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
21 schools — 10,076 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 15 · Independent 3 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Huntfield Heights School P-6, Huntfield Heights | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 80 | 898 |
| Hackham West School, Hackham West | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 110 | 867 |
| Hackham East Primary School, Hackham | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 217 | 948 |
| Noarlunga Downs Primary School, Noarlunga Downs | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 124 | 937 |
| Calvary Lutheran Primary School, Morphett Vale | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 191 | 971 |
| Cardijn College - Marian Campus, Noarlunga Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 2,247 | 1,019 |
| Christies Beach High School, Christie Downs | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 789 | 905 |
| Flaxmill School P-6, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 358 | 950 |
| Wirreanda Secondary School, Morphett Vale | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 915 | 913 |
| Coorara Primary School, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 233 | 947 |
| Christie Downs Primary School, Christie Downs | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 205 | 925 |
| Old Noarlunga Primary School, Old Noarlunga | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 155 | 999 |
| Lonsdale Heights Primary School, Christie Downs | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 71 | 949 |
| Morphett Vale East School, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 153 | 908 |
| Antonio Catholic School, Morphett Vale | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 277 | 1,008 |
| Pimpala Primary School, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 254 | 981 |
| South Port Primary School, Port Noarlunga South | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 295 | 968 |
| Seaford Secondary College, Seaford | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 829 | 962 |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School, Seaford | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 536 | 1,017 |
| Southern Vales Christian College - Morphett Vale Campus, Morphett Vale | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 503 | 1,038 |
| Woodcroft College, Morphett Vale | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 1,534 | 1,071 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hackham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40544/hackham/topic/education