50.9% ▲ +26.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Munno Para West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Munno Para West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 10.1% of adults in Munno Para West hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below both the state and national averages. While more people here finished Year 12 than in many similar areas, the community generally holds fewer high-level university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents, 50.9%, completed Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the South Australian figure of 54.6% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Munno Para West, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 11 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade certificates are the most common qualification, with 51.2% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why bachelor degree rates are far below the rest of the country.
10.1% ▲ +73.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Munno Para West, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are society and culture at 19.4% and management and commerce at 19.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Munno Para West has more schools within 3 km than about 81% of similar areas, with nine options available. These schools are often quite large and mostly government-run, though they have a lower average advantage score than most 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).
806
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
955
Lower than 71% 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 West
9 schools — 7,257 students, average ICSEA 955.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 5 · Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Mark Oliphant College (B-12), Munno Para West | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,685 | 919 |
| Adelaide North Special School, Munno Para West | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 178 | 964 |
| St Columba College, Andrews Farm | Catholic | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,519 | 973 |
| John Hartley School B-6, Smithfield Plains | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 685 | 903 |
| Angle Vale Primary School, Angle Vale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 383 | 963 |
| Riverbanks College B-12, Angle Vale | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,393 | 955 |
| Trinity College Gawler River, Angle Vale | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 970 | 1,032 |
| Compass Catholic Community, Davoren Park | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 139 | 916 |
| Munno Para Primary School, Munno Para | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 305 | 929 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Munno Para West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40981/munno-para-west/topic/education