58.9% ▲ +26.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.4%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Paradise · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Paradise
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a quarter of adults in Paradise hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it a well-educated area. This professional leaning is reflected in the high proportion of residents who finished high school and the prevalence of university-level qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.9% of people here completed Year 12, which is much higher than most areas and well above the South Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Paradise, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 11 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 26% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well above the state average, although it is about the same as the national figure.
26.0% ▲ +58.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 26.0%
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 Paradise, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 21.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Paradise has 34 schools within 3km, one of the largest numbers for an area of this level. These schools are typically much larger and have much higher advantage scores than most other areas.
4.02
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
Higher than 89% 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).
622
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,055
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Paradise
34 schools — 21,140 students, average ICSEA 1,055.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 8 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 19 · Combined 10 · Secondary 5
| Adelaide East Education Centre, Campbelltown | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 49 | 1,056 |
| Charles Campbell College, Paradise | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 1,188 | 1,018 |
| Sunrise Christian School Paradise, Paradise | Independent | Primary | 0.7 km | 175 | 1,096 |
| Paradise Primary School, Paradise | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 141 | 1,022 |
| Dernancourt School, Dernancourt | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 326 | 1,046 |
| St Francis of Assisi School, Newton | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 246 | 1,049 |
| Kildare College, Holden Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 768 | 1,051 |
| Avenues College, Windsor Gardens | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 493 | 929 |
| Saint Ignatius' College - Senior School Campus, Athelstone | Catholic | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,421 | 1,151 |
| Athelstone School, Athelstone | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 368 | 1,100 |
| Thorndon Park Primary School, Athelstone | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 266 | 1,069 |
| East Torrens Primary School, Hectorville | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 350 | 1,073 |
| East Marden Primary School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 548 | 1,127 |
| Wandana Primary School, Gilles Plains | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 181 | 962 |
| St Joseph's School, Hectorville | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 859 | 1,077 |
| Stradbroke School, Rostrevor | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 694 | 1,111 |
| St Pius X School, Windsor Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 552 | 1,108 |
| St Paul's College, Gilles Plains | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,191 | 1,037 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Hillcrest | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 395 | 1,096 |
| Morialta Secondary College, Rostrevor | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 570 | 1,075 |
| Klemzig Primary School, Klemzig | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 184 | 1,033 |
| Rostrevor College, Woodforde | Catholic | Combined | 3.6 km | 985 | 1,064 |
| Heritage College Incorporated, Oakden | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 437 | 1,040 |
| Felixstow Primary School, Felixstow | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 76 | 1,014 |
| Torrens Valley Christian School, Hope Valley | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 565 | 1,085 |
| Modbury South Primary School, Hope Valley | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 179 | 1,011 |
| Modbury Special School, Hope Valley | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 166 | 997 |
| Highbury Primary School, Hope Valley | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 499 | 1,054 |
| Cedar College, Northgate | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 884 | 1,090 |
| Modbury High School, Modbury | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 926 | 1,005 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Greenacres | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 691 | 1,085 |
| Open Access College, Marden | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 4,028 | 1,017 |
| Marden Senior College, Marden | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 496 | 1,041 |
| Hampstead Primary School, Greenacres | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 243 | 1,032 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Paradise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41101/paradise/topic/education