58.7% ▲ +29.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.3%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mitchell Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mitchell Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 27% of adults in Mitchell Park hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the state figure. This high level of qualification is reflected in the area's schooling outcomes, where residents are far more likely to have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high here at 58.7%, which is well above the South Australian average of 54.6% and about the same as the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mitchell Park, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is more qualified than most, with 27.4% holding a university degree. This is a little above the Australian average and well above South Australia's 22.7%.
27.4% ▲ +55.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 27.4%
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 Mitchell Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce at 17.1%, followed by society and culture at 14.3% and health at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area's schools have an average advantage score of 1,081, which is much higher than most areas. There are 29 schools within 3km, with 62.1% being government-run.
3.52
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
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).
383
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,081
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mitchell Park
29 schools — 11,116 students, average ICSEA 1,081.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 6 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 19 · Combined 6 · Secondary 4
| Marion Primary School, Marion | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 149 | 1,032 |
| Hamilton Secondary College, Mitchell Park | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 609 | 994 |
| Clovelly Park Primary School, Clovelly Park | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 222 | 1,038 |
| Westminster School, Marion | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,401 | 1,139 |
| Suneden Specialist School, Mitchell Park | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 72 | 1,065 |
| St Bernadette's School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 205 | 1,085 |
| Sunrise Christian School Marion, Marion | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| Kilparrin Teaching and Assessment School and Services, Park Holme | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 34 | 1,035 |
| SA School and Services for Vision Impaired, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 20 | 965 |
| Ascot Park Primary School, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 189 | 1,025 |
| Christ the King School, Warradale | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 179 | 1,079 |
| Warradale Primary School, Warradale | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 286 | 1,032 |
| Australian Science and Mathematics School, Bedford Park | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 419 | 1,101 |
| Dara School, Morphettville | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 93 | 1,176 |
| Stella Maris Parish School, Seacombe Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 429 | 1,086 |
| Darlington Primary School, Seacombe Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 184 | 964 |
| Springbank Secondary College, Pasadena | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 249 | 1,021 |
| Forbes Primary School, South Plympton | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 235 | 1,002 |
| Seaview High School, Seacombe Heights | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,377 | 1,038 |
| Edwardstown Primary School, Melrose Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 512 | 1,098 |
| St Therese School, Colonel Light Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 172 | 1,087 |
| Paringa Park Primary School, North Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 515 | 1,101 |
| Eden Hills Primary School, Eden Hills | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 229 | 1,116 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 726 | 1,077 |
| Our Lady of Grace School, Glengowrie | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 225 | 1,075 |
| Bellevue Heights Primary School, Bellevue Heights | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 177 | 1,090 |
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, Colonel Light Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 688 | 1,119 |
| Emmaus Christian College, South Plympton | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,084 | 1,137 |
| St Anthony's School, Edwardstown | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 116 | 1,090 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mitchell Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40893/mitchell-park/topic/education