68.3% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Norton Summit · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Norton Summit
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher share of adults hold degrees in Norton Summit compared to the rest of the state. This is a highly educated area where 68.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. These strong academic trends are reflected in the high level of university qualifications across the community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far above the state average, with 68.3% of people finishing Year 12. This is 14 percentage points higher than the South Australian figure and well above the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Norton Summit, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 11 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, as 38.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above both the state and national figures, with bachelor degrees being the most common qualification at 34.6%.
38.4% ▲ +35.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 38.4%
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 Norton Summit, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 14.9%, followed closely by engineering and society and culture, which both sit at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher advantage score than most areas. There are three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas, with two-thirds of these being government primary schools.
8.70
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
349
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,066
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Norton Summit
3 schools — 1,048 students, average ICSEA 1,066.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Norton Summit Primary School, Norton Summit | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 57 | 1,098 |
| Basket Range Primary School, Basket Range | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 6 | 1,058 |
| Rostrevor College, Woodforde | Catholic | Combined | 4.8 km | 985 | 1,064 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Norton Summit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41052/norton-summit/topic/education