65.9% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.9%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hillcrest · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hillcrest
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 65% of residents in Hillcrest have completed Year 12, a figure far above the South Australian average. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong trend toward university education, making the area much more qualified than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are high here, with 65.9% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 58.8% and far above the South Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hillcrest, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common, as 34.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the state average of 22.7%, with bachelor degrees being the most typical qualification.
34.8% ▲ +61.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 34.8%
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 Hillcrest, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 23.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are typically much larger than those in other areas, with an average size of 645 students. There are 28 schools within 3km, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
1.36
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
28
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).
645
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,034
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hillcrest
28 schools — 18,069 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 6 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 6 · Secondary 6
| St Pius X School, Windsor Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 552 | 1,108 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Hillcrest | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 395 | 1,096 |
| Avenues College, Windsor Gardens | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 493 | 929 |
| Heritage College Incorporated, Oakden | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 437 | 1,040 |
| Cedar College, Northgate | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 884 | 1,090 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Greenacres | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 691 | 1,085 |
| Klemzig Primary School, Klemzig | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 184 | 1,033 |
| Hampstead Primary School, Greenacres | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 243 | 1,032 |
| St Paul's College, Gilles Plains | Catholic | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,191 | 1,037 |
| Wandana Primary School, Gilles Plains | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 181 | 962 |
| East Marden Primary School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 548 | 1,127 |
| Sunrise Christian School Paradise, Paradise | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 175 | 1,096 |
| Kildare College, Holden Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 768 | 1,051 |
| Dernancourt School, Dernancourt | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 326 | 1,046 |
| Adelaide East Education Centre, Campbelltown | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 49 | 1,056 |
| Northfield Primary School, Northfield | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 352 | 982 |
| Charles Campbell College, Paradise | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,188 | 1,018 |
| Vale Park Primary School, Vale Park | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 393 | 1,097 |
| Felixstow Primary School, Felixstow | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 76 | 1,014 |
| St Joseph's School, Hectorville | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 859 | 1,077 |
| Sports College South Australia - Football SA State Performance Centre, Gepps Cross | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 404 | 1,015 |
| Open Access College, Marden | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 4,028 | 1,017 |
| Marden Senior College, Marden | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 496 | 1,041 |
| Roma Mitchell Secondary College, Gepps Cross | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,638 | 971 |
| Ingle Farm East Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 268 | 981 |
| Valley View Secondary School, Para Vista | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 596 | 963 |
| Prescott Primary School, Northern, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 462 | 1,083 |
| St Monica's Parish School, Walkerville | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 192 | 1,102 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hillcrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40592/hillcrest/topic/education