41.5% ▲ +27.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Macdonald Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Macdonald Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 9.9% of adults in Macdonald Park hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This gap is mirrored in school completion rates, where the area trails the state and nation significantly. Overall, the local community relies more heavily on trade certificates than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.5% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far below the South Australian average of 54.6%. Around 15.5% of people left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Macdonald Park, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 11 (21%) and Year 10 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.8% of adults. This helps explain why the proportion of people with university degrees is far below the Australian average.
9.9% ▲ +139.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Macdonald Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with degrees, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 23.4%, followed by management and commerce at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are nine schools within 3km, which is more than most similar areas. These schools tend to be large, though they have a lower average advantage score than most other areas.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
819
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
953
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Macdonald Park
9 schools — 7,375 students, average ICSEA 953.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 5 · Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| St Columba College, Andrews Farm | Catholic | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,519 | 973 |
| Angle Vale Primary School, Angle Vale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 383 | 963 |
| Trinity College Gawler River, Angle Vale | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 970 | 1,032 |
| John Hartley School B-6, Smithfield Plains | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 685 | 903 |
| Compass Catholic Community, Davoren Park | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 139 | 916 |
| Swallowcliffe School P-6, Davoren Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 423 | 917 |
| Mark Oliphant College (B-12), Munno Para West | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,685 | 919 |
| Adelaide North Special School, Munno Para West | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 178 | 964 |
| Riverbanks College B-12, Angle Vale | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,393 | 955 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Macdonald Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40800/macdonald-park/topic/education