26.9% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lonsdale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lonsdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just over a quarter of Lonsdale residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This is an area where formal schooling and higher degrees are much less common than in most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 26.9% of people finished Year 12, a figure far below both South Australia and the national average. In contrast, 23.1% of the population listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lonsdale, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 46%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with only 11.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 22.7% seen across South Australia.
11.5% ▲ —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 Lonsdale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 38%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lonsdale has a high number of schools within 3km, with 28 options available. Most are government primary schools, and the typical school size is around 402 students.
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).
402
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lonsdale
28 schools — 11,265 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 5 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Morphett Vale Primary School, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 182 | 950 |
| Lonsdale Heights Primary School, Christie Downs | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 71 | 949 |
| O'Sullivan Beach Primary School, O'Sullivan Beach | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 84 | 926 |
| Southern Montessori School, O'Sullivan Beach | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 230 | 1,095 |
| St John The Apostle Parish School, Christies Beach | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 334 | 1,021 |
| Christie Downs Primary School, Christie Downs | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 205 | 925 |
| Hallett Cove South Primary School, Hallett Cove | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 77 | 989 |
| Reynella South Primary School, Reynella | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 150 | 969 |
| Antonio Catholic School, Morphett Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 277 | 1,008 |
| FAME - Flexible Accredited Meaningful Engagement, Christie Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 137 | 952 |
| Christies Beach High School, Christie Downs | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 789 | 905 |
| Flaxmill School P-6, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 358 | 950 |
| Christies Beach Primary School, Christies Beach | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 194 | 889 |
| Pimpala Primary School, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 254 | 981 |
| Calvary Lutheran Primary School, Morphett Vale | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 191 | 971 |
| Hallett Cove School, Hallett Cove | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,243 | 999 |
| Morphett Vale East School, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 153 | 908 |
| Southern Vales Christian College - Morphett Vale Campus, Morphett Vale | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 503 | 1,038 |
| Sunrise Christian School Morphett Vale, Morphett Vale | Independent | Primary | 4.3 km | 151 | 1,068 |
| Reynella Primary School, Old Reynella | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 430 | 1,001 |
| Cardijn College - Marian Campus, Noarlunga Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 2,247 | 1,019 |
| Port Noarlunga Primary School, Port Noarlunga | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 370 | 999 |
| Wirreanda Secondary School, Morphett Vale | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 915 | 913 |
| Hallett Cove East Primary School, Hallett Cove | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 325 | 1,056 |
| Hackham West School, Hackham West | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 110 | 867 |
| Noarlunga Downs Primary School, Noarlunga Downs | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 124 | 937 |
| St Martin de Porres School, Sheidow Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 530 | 1,060 |
| Woodend Primary School, Sheidow Park | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 631 | 1,050 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lonsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40779/lonsdale/topic/education