46.6% ▲ +94.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Munno Para · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Munno Para
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Munno Para have remained relatively steady, though they stay far below the national average. Only 9.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, reflecting a community where most residents hold vocational certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Munno Para finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 46.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Munno Para, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (20%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Vocational training is the most common path here, with 43.7% of qualified adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the proportion of people with university degrees is far below the state and national averages.
9.9% ▲ +415.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 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 Munno Para, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 17.8%, followed closely by society and culture at 17.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Munno Para has 14 schools within 3km, though there are fewer schools per child than in most similar areas. These schools are typically among the largest of their kind, with an average size of 739 students.
2.65
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
739
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
946
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Munno Para
14 schools — 10,339 students, average ICSEA 946.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Combined 6 · Primary 6 · Secondary 2
| Mark Oliphant College (B-12), Munno Para West | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 1,685 | 919 |
| Adelaide North Special School, Munno Para West | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | 178 | 964 |
| Munno Para Primary School, Munno Para | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 305 | 929 |
| John Hartley School B-6, Smithfield Plains | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 685 | 903 |
| Blakes Crossing Christian College, Blakeview | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 712 | 983 |
| St Columba College, Andrews Farm | Catholic | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,519 | 973 |
| Blakeview Primary School, Blakeview | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 542 | 921 |
| Compass Catholic Community, Davoren Park | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 139 | 916 |
| Trinity College Blakeview, Blakeview | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 635 | 1,037 |
| Craigmore High School, Blakeview | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,245 | 916 |
| Playford Primary School, Craigmore | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 398 | 944 |
| Catherine McAuley School, Craigmore | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 483 | 976 |
| Elizabeth Downs Primary School, Elizabeth Downs | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 420 | 904 |
| Riverbanks College B-12, Angle Vale | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,393 | 955 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Munno Para [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40979/munno-para/topic/education