55.4% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Happy Valley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Happy Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Happy Valley have finished high school now than in previous censuses, with 55.4% of residents completing Year 12. While school completion is higher than in most similar areas, the proportion of adults with university degrees remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.4% of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the South Australian average. However, this is well below the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Happy Valley, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 18.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below both the state and national averages. Trade qualifications are more common, with 36.7% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
18.9% ▲ +31.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 Happy Valley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce, and engineering, which each account for 17.4% of qualifications. Other common areas include society and culture at 13.4% and health at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Happy Valley has a school advantage score of 1,040, which is much higher than most areas. There are 30 schools within 3km, and government schools make up the largest sector at 63.3%.
1.03
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
482
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,040
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 Happy Valley
30 schools — 14,457 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 8 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 21 · Combined 6 · Secondary 3
| Our Saviour Lutheran School Happy Valley Incorporated, Aberfoyle Park | Independent | Primary | 1.1 km | 98 | 1,065 |
| OneSchool Global SA - Aberfoyle Campus, Aberfoyle Park | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 65 | 983 |
| School of the Nativity, Aberfoyle Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 159 | 1,086 |
| Aberfoyle Park High School, Aberfoyle Park | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 906 | 1,039 |
| Happy Valley Primary School, Happy Valley | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 325 | 1,033 |
| Thiele Primary School, Aberfoyle Park | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 151 | 1,022 |
| Aberfoyle Hub Primary School, Aberfoyle Park | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 241 | 1,030 |
| Pilgrim School, Aberfoyle Park | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 161 | 1,109 |
| Braeview School, Happy Valley | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 360 | 1,032 |
| Reynella East College, Reynella East | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,938 | 988 |
| Flagstaff Hill Primary School, Flagstaff Hill | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 432 | 1,067 |
| IQRA College, O'Halloran Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 734 | 1,067 |
| Emmaus Catholic School, Woodcroft | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 373 | 1,005 |
| Craigburn Primary School, Flagstaff Hill | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 426 | 1,074 |
| Woodcroft Primary School, Woodcroft | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 454 | 1,004 |
| Woodend Primary School, Sheidow Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 631 | 1,050 |
| Sheidow Park Primary School, Sheidow Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 290 | 1,020 |
| St Martin de Porres School, Sheidow Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 530 | 1,060 |
| Prescott College Southern, Morphett Vale | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 707 | 1,036 |
| Reynella Primary School, Old Reynella | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 430 | 1,001 |
| Bellevue Heights Primary School, Bellevue Heights | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 177 | 1,090 |
| Sunrise Christian School Morphett Vale, Morphett Vale | Independent | Primary | 5.1 km | 151 | 1,068 |
| Seaview Downs Primary School, Seaview Downs | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 324 | 1,051 |
| Australian Science and Mathematics School, Bedford Park | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 419 | 1,101 |
| Hallett Cove East Primary School, Hallett Cove | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 325 | 1,056 |
| Woodcroft College, Morphett Vale | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 1,534 | 1,071 |
| Seaview High School, Seacombe Heights | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 1,377 | 1,038 |
| Southern Vales Christian College - Morphett Vale Campus, Morphett Vale | Independent | Combined | 5.7 km | 503 | 1,038 |
| Reynella South Primary School, Reynella | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 150 | 969 |
| Clarendon Primary School, Clarendon | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 86 | 1,042 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Happy Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40564/happy-valley/topic/education