46.4% ▲ +33.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 46.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Paralowie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Paralowie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have risen slowly in Paralowie, though the area remains far below the national typical for school and degree completion. Only 46.4% of residents finished Year 12, and just 9.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 46.4%, which is well below the South Australian figure of 54.6% and far below the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Paralowie, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 11 (19%) and Year 10 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Holding a bachelor degree or higher is uncommon here at 9.6%, far below the national figure. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.9% of adults.
9.6% ▲ +84.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Paralowie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualified residents are most often trained in management and commerce (18.2%) or engineering and related fields (17.4%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than most areas, with an average of 594 students. While there are 19 schools within 3km, the area has among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children.
0.81
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Higher than 86% 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).
594
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
946
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Paralowie
19 schools — 11,281 students, average ICSEA 946.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Bethany Christian School Incorporated, Paralowie | Independent | Primary | 0.8 km | 531 | 996 |
| Paralowie School, Paralowie | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,373 | 909 |
| Riverdale Primary School, Salisbury Downs | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 241 | 937 |
| Settlers Farm Campus R-6, Paralowie | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 597 | 951 |
| The Pines School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 671 | 967 |
| Salisbury Downs Primary School, Salisbury Downs | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 271 | 926 |
| Lake Windemere B-6 School, Salisbury North | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 426 | 924 |
| Burton Primary School, Burton | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 422 | 946 |
| Salisbury North Primary School, Salisbury North | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 343 | 897 |
| Salisbury High School, Salisbury North | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,058 | 907 |
| Holy Family Catholic School, Parafield Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 539 | 1,000 |
| Garden College, Parafield Gardens | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 351 | 1,029 |
| Thomas More College, Salisbury Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,132 | 973 |
| Parafield Gardens Primary School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 575 | 968 |
| Parafield Gardens High School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,277 | 928 |
| Salisbury Primary School, Salisbury | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 360 | 913 |
| St Augustine's Parish School, Salisbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 664 | 981 |
| Karrendi Primary School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 259 | 955 |
| Brahma Lodge Primary School, Brahma Lodge | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 191 | 906 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Paralowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41105/paralowie/topic/education