51.5% ▲ +60.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Northfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Northfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 7.4 percentage points separates Northfield from the national rate of Year 12 completions. While half of the population finished high school, the area stands out for having a much higher proportion of university-qualified adults than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 51.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below both the South Australian and national figures. About 23.2% of people finished Year 10 as their last stage of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Northfield, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is a little above the state average. This high level of qualification is seen in the 29.6% of people who hold a bachelor degree.
24.2% ▲ +107.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 24.2%
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 Northfield, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study at 19.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Northfield has 32 schools within 3km, among the largest number for an area of this size. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 454 students.
1.15
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
32
Higher than 89% 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).
454
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,024
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Northfield
32 schools — 14,513 students, average ICSEA 1,024.
By sector: Government 18 · Independent 7 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 6 · Combined 5
| Cedar College, Northgate | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 884 | 1,090 |
| Heritage College Incorporated, Oakden | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 437 | 1,040 |
| Northfield Primary School, Northfield | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 352 | 982 |
| Sports College South Australia - Football SA State Performance Centre, Gepps Cross | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 404 | 1,015 |
| Roma Mitchell Secondary College, Gepps Cross | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,638 | 971 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Greenacres | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 691 | 1,085 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Hillcrest | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 395 | 1,096 |
| St Paul's College, Gilles Plains | Catholic | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,191 | 1,037 |
| Pooraka Primary School, Pooraka | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 182 | 954 |
| St Pius X School, Windsor Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 552 | 1,108 |
| Ingle Farm East Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 268 | 981 |
| St Gabriel's School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 306 | 1,032 |
| Hampstead Primary School, Greenacres | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 243 | 1,032 |
| Ingle Farm Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 454 | 967 |
| Avenues College, Windsor Gardens | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 493 | 929 |
| Wandana Primary School, Gilles Plains | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 181 | 962 |
| Valley View Secondary School, Para Vista | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 596 | 963 |
| Blair Athol North B-6 School, Blair Athol | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 383 | 918 |
| Enfield Primary School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 188 | 978 |
| Klemzig Primary School, Klemzig | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 184 | 1,033 |
| St Paul Lutheran School, Blair Athol | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 260 | 1,062 |
| Prescott Primary School, Northern, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 462 | 1,083 |
| Youth Education Centre - Goldsborough Road Campus (Cavan), Cavan | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 28 | 894 |
| North Ingle School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 180 | 998 |
| Para Vista Primary School, Para Vista | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 206 | 950 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Enfield | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 478 | 960 |
| Kildare College, Holden Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 768 | 1,051 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 440 | 1,089 |
| Endeavour College, Mawson Lakes | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 738 | 1,083 |
| Vale Park Primary School, Vale Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 393 | 1,097 |
| St Brigid's School, Kilburn | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 165 | 965 |
| Prospect North Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 373 | 1,037 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Northfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41050/northfield/topic/education