57.7% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.0%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Modbury North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Modbury North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Modbury North finished high school in 2021 than in previous censuses. This area now sees 57.7% of residents completing Year 12, a figure well above the South Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most similar areas. While this 57.7% rate is well above the state figure, it remains a little below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Modbury North, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 11 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common than in most similar areas. However, this is still well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
21.1% ▲ +54.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 21.1%
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 Modbury North, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications for residents are in management and commerce at 19.1%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 18.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are typically larger than those in most similar areas, with 38 schools within 3 km. Government schools make up the majority of the sector at 73.7%.
0.97
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
Higher than 90% 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).
516
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,032
Higher 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 Modbury North
38 schools — 19,607 students, average ICSEA 1,032.
By sector: Government 28 · Independent 6 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 26 · Combined 6 · Secondary 6
| Modbury School P-6, Modbury North | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 172 | 1,026 |
| Modbury West School, Modbury | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 264 | 1,020 |
| The Heights School, Modbury Heights | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,811 | 1,060 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 440 | 1,089 |
| East Para Primary School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 194 | 994 |
| Para Vista Primary School, Para Vista | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 206 | 950 |
| Prescott Primary School, Northern, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 462 | 1,083 |
| Redwood Park Primary School, Redwood Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 368 | 1,032 |
| Modbury High School, Modbury | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 926 | 1,005 |
| Modbury South Primary School, Hope Valley | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 179 | 1,011 |
| Modbury Special School, Hope Valley | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 166 | 997 |
| Ardtornish Primary School, St Agnes | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 462 | 1,044 |
| Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School, Wynn Vale | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 205 | 1,051 |
| Valley View Secondary School, Para Vista | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 596 | 963 |
| Keithcot Farm Primary School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 330 | 1,020 |
| Wynn Vale School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 365 | 1,032 |
| Ridgehaven Primary School, Ridgehaven | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 222 | 983 |
| King's Baptist Grammar School - Wynn Vale Campus, Wynn Vale | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,280 | 1,090 |
| Torrens Valley Christian School, Hope Valley | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 565 | 1,085 |
| Para Hills School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 269 | 978 |
| St Francis Xavier's Regional Catholic School, Wynn Vale | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 561 | 1,051 |
| Ingle Farm East Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 268 | 981 |
| North Ingle School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 180 | 998 |
| Pedare Christian College, Golden Grove | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,146 | 1,097 |
| Wandana Primary School, Gilles Plains | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 181 | 962 |
| Gleeson College, Golden Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 941 | 1,055 |
| St Agnes School P - 6, St Agnes | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 251 | 1,039 |
| Ingle Farm Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 454 | 967 |
| St Paul's College, Gilles Plains | Catholic | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,191 | 1,037 |
| Para Hills West Primary School, Para Hills West | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 287 | 981 |
| Gulfview Heights Primary School, Gulfview Heights | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 384 | 993 |
| Golden Grove High School, Golden Grove | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,486 | 1,007 |
| Highbury Primary School, Hope Valley | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 499 | 1,054 |
| Para Hills High School, Para Hills West | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 670 | 948 |
| Surrey Downs Primary School, Surrey Downs | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 148 | 986 |
| Saint David's Parish School, Tea Tree Gully | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| Tea Tree Gully Primary School, Tea Tree Gully | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 117 | 1,073 |
| Banksia Park International High School, Banksia Park | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,055 | 1,009 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Modbury North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40900/modbury-north/topic/education