76.2% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 76.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Parafield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Parafield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive gap in higher education marks Parafield, where not a single adult holds a bachelor degree or higher. While the area is far ahead of the state and nation in Year 12 completion, it falls well behind on university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 76.2% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the South Australian figure of 54.6% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Parafield, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are almost non-existent in the area, with 0.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 22.7% seen in South Australia and the Australian average of 26.3%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.7%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Parafield, Advanced diploma / diploma is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 86%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Parafield has 28 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for its level. These schools are typically much larger than in most areas, with 75% being government run.
28
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).
535
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
988
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Parafield
28 schools — 14,982 students, average ICSEA 988.
By sector: Government 21 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Karrendi Primary School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 259 | 955 |
| Parafield Gardens High School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,277 | 928 |
| Para Hills High School, Para Hills West | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 670 | 948 |
| Parafield Gardens Primary School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 575 | 968 |
| Thomas More College, Salisbury Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,132 | 973 |
| Endeavour College, Mawson Lakes | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 738 | 1,083 |
| Para Hills West Primary School, Para Hills West | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 287 | 981 |
| Mawson Lakes School, Mawson Lakes | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 716 | 1,060 |
| Keller Road Primary School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 239 | 941 |
| Garden College, Parafield Gardens | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 351 | 1,029 |
| Holy Family Catholic School, Parafield Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 539 | 1,000 |
| Para Hills School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 269 | 978 |
| North Ingle School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 180 | 998 |
| Brahma Lodge Primary School, Brahma Lodge | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 191 | 906 |
| Salisbury Downs Primary School, Salisbury Downs | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 271 | 926 |
| Madison Park School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 188 | 923 |
| Gulfview Heights Primary School, Gulfview Heights | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 384 | 993 |
| The Pines School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 671 | 967 |
| Ingle Farm Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 454 | 967 |
| Salisbury Primary School, Salisbury | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 360 | 913 |
| Riverdale Primary School, Salisbury Downs | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 241 | 937 |
| Salisbury East High School, Salisbury East | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,008 | 941 |
| St Augustine's Parish School, Salisbury | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 664 | 981 |
| King's Baptist Grammar School - Wynn Vale Campus, Wynn Vale | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,280 | 1,090 |
| Keithcot Farm Primary School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 330 | 1,020 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Salisbury East | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,498 | 1,016 |
| Youth Education Centre - Goldsborough Road Campus (Cavan), Cavan | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 28 | 894 |
| Pooraka Primary School, Pooraka | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 182 | 954 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Parafield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41102/parafield/topic/education