63.3% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lockleys · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lockleys
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and degrees mark the recent trend in Lockleys, where education levels have climbed steadily. Roughly 63% of residents have finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This strong academic profile is reflected in the high proportion of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than most areas at 63.3%. This is well above both the South Australian figure of 54.6% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lockleys, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 11 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 29.7% of adults, which is much higher than most areas. This result is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
29.7% ▲ +49.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 29.7%
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 Lockleys, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 23.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.4% and health at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lockleys has 28 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level. The schools here are much larger and have much higher advantage scores than most areas.
2.09
Lower than 70% 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).
558
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,047
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lockleys
28 schools — 15,622 students, average ICSEA 1,047.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 8 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| St Francis School, Lockleys | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 457 | 1,075 |
| Brooklyn Park Primary School, Brooklyn Park | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 118 | 1,066 |
| Lockleys North Primary School, Lockleys | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 422 | 1,069 |
| Underdale High School, Underdale | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 629 | 1,000 |
| Kidman Park Primary School, Kidman Park | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 485 | 1,053 |
| St John Bosco School, Brooklyn Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 252 | 1,054 |
| Nazareth Catholic College - Flinders Park Campus, Flinders Park | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 2,576 | 1,049 |
| Our Lady of La Vang School, Flinders Park | Catholic | Combined | 2.1 km | 70 | 1,066 |
| Flinders Park Primary School, Flinders Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 187 | 1,037 |
| Fulham North Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 395 | 1,095 |
| Torrensville Primary School, Torrensville | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 380 | 1,099 |
| West Beach Primary School, West Beach | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 297 | 1,089 |
| St Michael's College - Secondary Campus, Henley Beach | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 2,193 | 1,064 |
| Henley High School, Henley Beach | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,381 | 1,045 |
| Cowandilla Primary School, Cowandilla | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 341 | 1,051 |
| Fulham Gardens Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 148 | 1,042 |
| Henley Beach Primary School, Henley Beach South | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 354 | 1,104 |
| Findon High School, Findon | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 467 | 978 |
| Thebarton Senior College, Torrensville | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,284 | 951 |
| Tenison Woods Catholic Primary School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 262 | 1,084 |
| Allenby Gardens Primary School, Allenby Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 392 | 1,062 |
| Seaton Park Primary School, Seaton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 149 | 999 |
| Star of the Sea School, Henley Beach | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 558 | 1,108 |
| St George College - Senior Campus, Mile End | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 350 | 1,046 |
| Warriappendi Secondary School, Thebarton | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 100 | 752 |
| St Joseph's School, West Hindmarsh | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 223 | 1,063 |
| Grange Primary School, Grange | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 702 | 1,075 |
| Kilkenny Primary School, West Croydon | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 450 | 1,069 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lockleys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40775/lockleys/topic/education