35.9% ▲ +23.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hackham West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hackham West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Hackham West have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 35.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap extends to higher education, where very few adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. About 22.5% of residents left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hackham West, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 6.8% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44.3% of residents.
6.8% ▲ +41.0%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Hackham West, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 16.8%, followed by engineering at 13.8% and management and commerce at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 22 schools within 3km, which is more than 90% of similar areas, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
1.63
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
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).
367
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hackham West
22 schools — 8,076 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Hackham West School, Hackham West | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 110 | 867 |
| Calvary Lutheran Primary School, Morphett Vale | Independent | Primary | 0.8 km | 191 | 971 |
| Huntfield Heights School P-6, Huntfield Heights | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 80 | 898 |
| Cardijn College - Marian Campus, Noarlunga Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 2,247 | 1,019 |
| Flaxmill School P-6, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 358 | 950 |
| Hackham East Primary School, Hackham | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 217 | 948 |
| Christies Beach High School, Christie Downs | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 789 | 905 |
| Noarlunga Downs Primary School, Noarlunga Downs | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 124 | 937 |
| Christie Downs Primary School, Christie Downs | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 205 | 925 |
| Wirreanda Secondary School, Morphett Vale | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 915 | 913 |
| Lonsdale Heights Primary School, Christie Downs | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 71 | 949 |
| FAME - Flexible Accredited Meaningful Engagement, Christie Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 137 | 952 |
| Morphett Vale East School, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 153 | 908 |
| Coorara Primary School, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 233 | 947 |
| Antonio Catholic School, Morphett Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 277 | 1,008 |
| Christies Beach Primary School, Christies Beach | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 194 | 889 |
| Pimpala Primary School, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 254 | 981 |
| St John The Apostle Parish School, Christies Beach | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 334 | 1,021 |
| O'Sullivan Beach Primary School, O'Sullivan Beach | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 84 | 926 |
| Southern Montessori School, O'Sullivan Beach | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 230 | 1,095 |
| Port Noarlunga Primary School, Port Noarlunga | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 370 | 999 |
| Southern Vales Christian College - Morphett Vale Campus, Morphett Vale | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 503 | 1,038 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hackham West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40545/hackham-west/topic/education