42.3% ▲ +17.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 42.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Old Noarlunga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Old Noarlunga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Old Noarlunga sits around the middle of similar areas for its school advantage, but educational attainment is generally low. Fewer than half of residents finished Year 12, and only 11.4% of adults hold a university degree. This creates a significant gap compared to state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.3% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. About 21% of residents finished Year 10 or Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Old Noarlunga, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 11.4%, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Nearly half of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
11.4% ▲ +19.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 11.4%
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 Old Noarlunga, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering at 19%, followed by management and commerce at 13.1% and society and culture at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 11 schools within 3km, which is more than 83% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, with an average school size of 512 students.
3.72
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
512
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Old Noarlunga
11 schools — 5,635 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 2
| Old Noarlunga Primary School, Old Noarlunga | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 155 | 999 |
| Seaford Secondary College, Seaford | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 829 | 962 |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School, Seaford | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 536 | 1,017 |
| Seaford Rise Primary School, Seaford Rise | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 369 | 977 |
| Moana Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 369 | 1,018 |
| South Port Primary School, Port Noarlunga South | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 295 | 968 |
| Huntfield Heights School P-6, Huntfield Heights | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 80 | 898 |
| Noarlunga Downs Primary School, Noarlunga Downs | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 124 | 937 |
| Cardijn College - Marian Campus, Noarlunga Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 2,247 | 1,019 |
| Hackham West School, Hackham West | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 110 | 867 |
| McLaren Vale Primary School, Mclaren Vale | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 521 | 1,018 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Old Noarlunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41071/old-noarlunga/topic/education