49.2% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Para Vista · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Para Vista
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Para Vista have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state and country. Only 49.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in other Australian areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents finished Year 12, a result that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the South Australian average. Around 17.4% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Para Vista, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 15.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification in the area is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.6% of residents.
15.9% ▲ +76.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 Vista, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Para Vista are most often in engineering and related fields at 18.2%, followed closely by management and commerce at 17.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served with 30 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for its size. Most of these are government primary schools, and they tend to be larger than those in most other areas.
7.53
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
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).
488
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,026
Higher than 70% 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 Vista
30 schools — 14,627 students, average ICSEA 1,026.
By sector: Government 22 · Independent 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 19 · Combined 7 · Secondary 4
| Para Vista Primary School, Para Vista | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 206 | 950 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 0.6 km | 440 | 1,089 |
| Prescott Primary School, Northern, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 0.9 km | 462 | 1,083 |
| Valley View Secondary School, Para Vista | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 596 | 963 |
| East Para Primary School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 194 | 994 |
| Ingle Farm East Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 268 | 981 |
| Modbury West School, Modbury | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 264 | 1,020 |
| Ingle Farm Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 454 | 967 |
| North Ingle School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 180 | 998 |
| Para Hills School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 269 | 978 |
| St Paul's College, Gilles Plains | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,191 | 1,037 |
| Wandana Primary School, Gilles Plains | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 181 | 962 |
| The Heights School, Modbury Heights | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,811 | 1,060 |
| Modbury School P-6, Modbury North | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 172 | 1,026 |
| Para Hills West Primary School, Para Hills West | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 287 | 981 |
| Para Hills High School, Para Hills West | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 670 | 948 |
| Keithcot Farm Primary School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 330 | 1,020 |
| King's Baptist Grammar School - Wynn Vale Campus, Wynn Vale | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,280 | 1,090 |
| Heritage College Incorporated, Oakden | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 437 | 1,040 |
| Modbury High School, Modbury | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 926 | 1,005 |
| Kildare College, Holden Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 768 | 1,051 |
| Modbury South Primary School, Hope Valley | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 179 | 1,011 |
| Modbury Special School, Hope Valley | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 166 | 997 |
| Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School, Wynn Vale | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 205 | 1,051 |
| Keller Road Primary School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 239 | 941 |
| Avenues College, Windsor Gardens | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 493 | 929 |
| Wynn Vale School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 365 | 1,032 |
| Gulfview Heights Primary School, Gulfview Heights | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 384 | 993 |
| Cedar College, Northgate | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 884 | 1,090 |
| Dernancourt School, Dernancourt | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 326 | 1,046 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Para Vista [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41098/para-vista/topic/education