50.4% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.6%
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Paracombe · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Paracombe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well below the national average for school completions, Paracombe has a gap in formal education despite some strong results in higher degrees. About 50.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is significantly lower than the Australian figure of 58.8%. However, the area still sees more people with university degrees than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Half of the people here completed Year 12, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the South Australian average. About 20.4% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Paracombe, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 11 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
One in five adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common here than in most similar areas. This 20.5% figure remains a little below the state average and well below the national figure.
20.5% ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 20.5%
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 Paracombe, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (26%) and Bachelor degree (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 21.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 19.5%. Health and society and culture are also frequent areas of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Paracombe has an average school advantage score of 1,061, which is much higher than most areas. There are 14 schools within 3km, a number larger than about 85% of similar areas.
14.49
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
472
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,061
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Paracombe
14 schools — 6,606 students, average ICSEA 1,061.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Paracombe Primary and Preschool, Paracombe | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 69 | 1,088 |
| Tea Tree Gully Primary School, Tea Tree Gully | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 117 | 1,073 |
| St Agnes School P - 6, St Agnes | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 251 | 1,039 |
| Saint David's Parish School, Tea Tree Gully | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| Highbury Primary School, Hope Valley | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 499 | 1,054 |
| Banksia Park International High School, Banksia Park | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,055 | 1,009 |
| Ardtornish Primary School, St Agnes | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 462 | 1,044 |
| Torrens Valley Christian School, Hope Valley | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 565 | 1,085 |
| Ridgehaven Primary School, Ridgehaven | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 222 | 983 |
| Modbury South Primary School, Hope Valley | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 179 | 1,011 |
| Modbury Special School, Hope Valley | Government | Combined | 5.7 km | 166 | 997 |
| Modbury High School, Modbury | Government | Secondary | 5.8 km | 926 | 1,005 |
| Athelstone School, Athelstone | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 368 | 1,100 |
| Saint Ignatius' College - Senior School Campus, Athelstone | Catholic | Combined | 6.6 km | 1,421 | 1,151 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Paracombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41100/paracombe/topic/education