47.3% ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Para Hills West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Para Hills West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Para Hills West sits around the middle for its level when compared to similar areas in terms of education. While many residents hold trade certificates, the typical person here is less likely to have finished high school than those in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Para Hills West finished high school compared to the state and national figures, with 47.3% completing Year 12. This is far below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Para Hills West, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a strong focus on trade skills, with 39.1% holding a Certificate III or IV. However, only 13.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the South Australian figure of 22.7%.
13.7% ▲ +62.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.7%
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 Para Hills West, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering (16.5%) and management and commerce (16.1%), followed by society and culture at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 29 schools within 3km of the area, which is among the largest number at this level. Most of these are government primary schools, and the typical school size is much larger than in most other areas.
3.38
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Higher than 88% 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).
572
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Para Hills West
29 schools — 16,582 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 22 · Independent 6 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Para Hills High School, Para Hills West | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 670 | 948 |
| Para Hills West Primary School, Para Hills West | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 287 | 981 |
| Para Hills School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 269 | 978 |
| Keller Road Primary School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 239 | 941 |
| North Ingle School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 180 | 998 |
| Endeavour College, Mawson Lakes | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 738 | 1,083 |
| East Para Primary School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 194 | 994 |
| Gulfview Heights Primary School, Gulfview Heights | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 384 | 993 |
| Ingle Farm Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 454 | 967 |
| Madison Park School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 188 | 923 |
| Karrendi Primary School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 259 | 955 |
| Mawson Lakes School, Mawson Lakes | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 716 | 1,060 |
| King's Baptist Grammar School - Wynn Vale Campus, Wynn Vale | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,280 | 1,090 |
| Thomas More College, Salisbury Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,132 | 973 |
| Keithcot Farm Primary School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 330 | 1,020 |
| Parafield Gardens High School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,277 | 928 |
| Brahma Lodge Primary School, Brahma Lodge | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 191 | 906 |
| Parafield Gardens Primary School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 575 | 968 |
| Para Vista Primary School, Para Vista | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 206 | 950 |
| Ingle Farm East Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 268 | 981 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 440 | 1,089 |
| The Heights School, Modbury Heights | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,811 | 1,060 |
| Valley View Secondary School, Para Vista | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 596 | 963 |
| Salisbury East High School, Salisbury East | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,008 | 941 |
| Prescott Primary School, Northern, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 462 | 1,083 |
| Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School, Wynn Vale | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 205 | 1,051 |
| Wynn Vale School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 365 | 1,032 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Salisbury East | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,498 | 1,016 |
| Salisbury Primary School, Salisbury | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 360 | 913 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Para Hills West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41097/para-hills-west/topic/education