68.8% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Myrtle Bank · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Myrtle Bank
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty-one per cent of adults in Myrtle Bank hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region. This high level of formal education is reflected in the fact that nearly 69% of residents finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the South Australian average at 68.8%. This is 10 percentage points higher than the national rate, while only 6.6% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Myrtle Bank, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 11 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is very common here, with 41.3% of adults holding a university degree. This is far above the typical 22.7% seen across South Australia, with 17.2% of residents holding postgraduate qualifications.
41.3% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 41.3%
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 Myrtle Bank, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.4% and health at 18.5%. Other frequent qualifications include society and culture, education, and engineering.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 21 schools within 3km, which is more than 90% of similar areas. While the number of schools per child is lower than most areas, those present are among the largest and most advantaged.
2.34
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 87% 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).
716
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,130
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Myrtle Bank
21 schools — 15,026 students, average ICSEA 1,130.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 6 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 6 · Secondary 4
| Glen Osmond Primary School, Myrtle Bank | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 363 | 1,143 |
| Seymour College, Glen Osmond | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 715 | 1,150 |
| Urrbrae Agricultural High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,102 | 1,074 |
| Highgate School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 616 | 1,150 |
| Glenunga International High School, Glenunga | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 2,340 | 1,153 |
| Sunrise Christian School Fullarton, Fullarton | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 175 | 1,133 |
| Concordia College, Highgate | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,312 | 1,140 |
| Linden Park Primary School, Linden Park | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 981 | 1,160 |
| Unley High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,547 | 1,084 |
| Mercedes College, Springfield | Catholic | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,111 | 1,133 |
| St Raphael's School, Parkside | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 96 | 1,048 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 629 | 1,121 |
| Parkside Primary School, Parkside | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 331 | 1,126 |
| St Joseph's School, Kingswood | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 256 | 1,135 |
| Unley Primary School, Unley | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 470 | 1,154 |
| Walford Anglican School for Girls, Hyde Park | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 400 | 1,162 |
| Mitcham Girls High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 754 | 1,083 |
| St Patrick's Special School, Dulwich | Catholic | Combined | 2.6 km | 51 | 1,115 |
| Saint Spyridon College, Unley | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 39 | 1,081 |
| Scotch College - Torrens Park Campus, Torrens Park | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,213 | 1,146 |
| Rose Park Primary School, Rose Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 525 | 1,162 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Myrtle Bank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40999/myrtle-bank/topic/education