55.4% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Noarlunga Centre · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Noarlunga Centre
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 14 percentage points separates Noarlunga Centre from the national figure for bachelor degrees. While 55.4% of residents finished Year 12, the area has far fewer adults with university degrees than the state or national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.4% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas and roughly the same as the South Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Noarlunga Centre, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with only 11.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the state and national averages, with Certificate III or IV being the most typical qualification at 35.1%.
11.8% ▼ -37.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 Noarlunga Centre, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (25%) and Bachelor degree (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 20.6%, followed by society and culture at 16.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Noarlunga Centre has more schools within 3km than about 89% of similar areas, with 19 schools serving the community. Most are government primary schools, and the typical school size is 373 students.
19
Higher than 86% 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).
373
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Noarlunga Centre
19 schools — 7,086 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 4
| Christies Beach High School, Christie Downs | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 789 | 905 |
| Cardijn College - Marian Campus, Noarlunga Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 0.5 km | 2,247 | 1,019 |
| FAME - Flexible Accredited Meaningful Engagement, Christie Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 0.7 km | 137 | 952 |
| Christie Downs Primary School, Christie Downs | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 205 | 925 |
| Noarlunga Downs Primary School, Noarlunga Downs | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 124 | 937 |
| Calvary Lutheran Primary School, Morphett Vale | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 191 | 971 |
| Christies Beach Primary School, Christies Beach | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 194 | 889 |
| Lonsdale Heights Primary School, Christie Downs | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 71 | 949 |
| Hackham West School, Hackham West | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 110 | 867 |
| St John The Apostle Parish School, Christies Beach | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 334 | 1,021 |
| Port Noarlunga Primary School, Port Noarlunga | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 370 | 999 |
| O'Sullivan Beach Primary School, O'Sullivan Beach | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 84 | 926 |
| Southern Montessori School, O'Sullivan Beach | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 230 | 1,095 |
| Huntfield Heights School P-6, Huntfield Heights | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 80 | 898 |
| Flaxmill School P-6, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 358 | 950 |
| Hackham East Primary School, Hackham | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 217 | 948 |
| Wirreanda Secondary School, Morphett Vale | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 915 | 913 |
| Antonio Catholic School, Morphett Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 277 | 1,008 |
| Morphett Vale East School, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 153 | 908 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Noarlunga Centre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41034/noarlunga-centre/topic/education