76.8% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 76.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lynton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lynton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels than most similar areas define Lynton, where 42.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This strong academic trend is seen across the board, with school completion and university degrees both sitting far above the national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people who finished Year 12 is 76.8%, which is far above the 58.8% national figure and among the highest at this level.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lynton, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 11 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 42.6% of adults, which is far above the South Australian figure of 22.7%. This includes a significant 21.9% who have a postgraduate degree.
42.6% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 42.6%
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 Lynton, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Postgraduate degree (25%) and Certificate III / IV (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 18.2%, followed by management and commerce at 13.1% and health at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 16 schools within 3km, which is more than 87% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 648 students.
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).
648
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,106
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lynton
16 schools — 10,369 students, average ICSEA 1,106.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Clapham Primary School, Clapham | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 243 | 1,098 |
| St Therese School, Colonel Light Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 172 | 1,087 |
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, Colonel Light Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 688 | 1,119 |
| Springbank Secondary College, Pasadena | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 249 | 1,021 |
| Scotch College - Torrens Park Campus, Torrens Park | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,213 | 1,146 |
| Belair Primary School, Belair | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 490 | 1,117 |
| St John's Grammar School - Junior Campus, Belair | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,009 | 1,141 |
| Eden Hills Primary School, Eden Hills | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 229 | 1,116 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 629 | 1,121 |
| St Bernadette's School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 205 | 1,085 |
| St Joseph's School, Kingswood | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 256 | 1,135 |
| Mitcham Girls High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 754 | 1,083 |
| Mercedes College, Springfield | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,111 | 1,133 |
| Unley High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,547 | 1,084 |
| Blackwood High School, Eden Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,211 | 1,059 |
| Blackwood Primary School, Eden Hills | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 363 | 1,095 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lynton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40795/lynton/topic/education