41.3% ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Huntfield Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Huntfield Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Huntfield Heights have completed high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 41.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap is reflected in the qualification levels, where few adults hold a degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below both the state and national figures, sitting 13 points lower than South Australia. About 20.6% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Huntfield Heights, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 8.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas. Instead, nearly half of the community holds a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.
8.1% ▲ +44.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 Huntfield Heights, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in society and culture at 18.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.4%. Management and commerce also make up a significant share at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 16 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Government schools make up the bulk of the sector at 81.3%, and most are primary schools.
1.18
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Higher than 86% 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).
386
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
959
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Huntfield Heights
16 schools — 6,179 students, average ICSEA 959.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 4
| 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 |
| Noarlunga Downs Primary School, Noarlunga Downs | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 124 | 937 |
| Cardijn College - Marian Campus, Noarlunga Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 2,247 | 1,019 |
| Calvary Lutheran Primary School, Morphett Vale | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 191 | 971 |
| Hackham East Primary School, Hackham | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 217 | 948 |
| Christies Beach High School, Christie Downs | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 789 | 905 |
| Flaxmill School P-6, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 358 | 950 |
| FAME - Flexible Accredited Meaningful Engagement, Christie Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 137 | 952 |
| Christie Downs Primary School, Christie Downs | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 205 | 925 |
| Old Noarlunga Primary School, Old Noarlunga | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 155 | 999 |
| Wirreanda Secondary School, Morphett Vale | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 915 | 913 |
| Coorara Primary School, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 233 | 947 |
| Lonsdale Heights Primary School, Christie Downs | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 71 | 949 |
| Christies Beach Primary School, Christies Beach | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 194 | 889 |
| Morphett Vale East School, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 153 | 908 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Huntfield Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40616/huntfield-heights/topic/education