71.3% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 70.3%
- 2021: 71.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Northgate · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Northgate
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 71% of Northgate residents have completed Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This level of schooling reflects a highly qualified population where bachelor degrees are much more common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is a standout here, with 71.3% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 54.6% seen across South Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Northgate, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is very common in Northgate, as 35% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
35.0% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 35.0%
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 Northgate, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in management and commerce (23.7%), followed by engineering and related fields at 16.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools within 3km, though there are fewer schools per child than in most areas. These schools are generally larger and have higher advantage scores than typical ones.
1.41
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
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).
484
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,019
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Northgate
24 schools — 11,615 students, average ICSEA 1,019.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 5 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 4 · Secondary 4
| Cedar College, Northgate | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 884 | 1,090 |
| Heritage College Incorporated, Oakden | Independent | Combined | 0.9 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 | 1.5 km | 404 | 1,015 |
| Roma Mitchell Secondary College, Gepps Cross | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,638 | 971 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Greenacres | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 691 | 1,085 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Hillcrest | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 395 | 1,096 |
| St Pius X School, Windsor Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 552 | 1,108 |
| Hampstead Primary School, Greenacres | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 243 | 1,032 |
| St Paul's College, Gilles Plains | Catholic | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,191 | 1,037 |
| St Gabriel's School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 306 | 1,032 |
| Avenues College, Windsor Gardens | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 493 | 929 |
| Pooraka Primary School, Pooraka | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 182 | 954 |
| Wandana Primary School, Gilles Plains | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 181 | 962 |
| Klemzig Primary School, Klemzig | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 184 | 1,033 |
| Ingle Farm East Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 268 | 981 |
| Enfield Primary School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 188 | 978 |
| Ingle Farm Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 454 | 967 |
| Blair Athol North B-6 School, Blair Athol | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 383 | 918 |
| St Paul Lutheran School, Blair Athol | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 260 | 1,062 |
| Valley View Secondary School, Para Vista | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 596 | 963 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Enfield | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 478 | 960 |
| Prescott Primary School, Northern, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 462 | 1,083 |
| Vale Park Primary School, Vale Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 393 | 1,097 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Northgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41051/northgate/topic/education