62.4% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Park Holme · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Park Holme
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees define daily life in Park Holme, where nearly 30% of adults hold a bachelor degree or more. This is well above the national figure, reflecting a community with strong educational attainment across the board.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are high here, with 62.4% of people completing Year 12. This is well above both the South Australian figure of 54.6% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Park Holme, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is much more qualified than most, with 29.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
29.4% ▲ +66.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 29.4%
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 Park Holme, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Postgraduate degree (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common, held by 19.9% of residents, followed by health at 14.4% and engineering at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Park Holme is well served by 32 schools within 3km, a number among the largest for areas of this size. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,088, which is much higher than most areas.
6.48
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
32
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).
496
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,088
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Park Holme
32 schools — 15,880 students, average ICSEA 1,088.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 8 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 20 · Combined 9 · Secondary 3
| Ascot Park Primary School, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 189 | 1,025 |
| Kilparrin Teaching and Assessment School and Services, Park Holme | Government | Combined | 0.4 km | 34 | 1,035 |
| SA School and Services for Vision Impaired, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 20 | 965 |
| Dara School, Morphettville | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 93 | 1,176 |
| Forbes Primary School, South Plympton | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 235 | 1,002 |
| Hamilton Secondary College, Mitchell Park | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 609 | 994 |
| Westminster School, Marion | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,401 | 1,139 |
| Clovelly Park Primary School, Clovelly Park | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 222 | 1,038 |
| Marion Primary School, Marion | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 149 | 1,032 |
| Our Lady of Grace School, Glengowrie | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 225 | 1,075 |
| Emmaus Christian College, South Plympton | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,084 | 1,137 |
| Warradale Primary School, Warradale | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 286 | 1,032 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic School, Plympton | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 361 | 1,081 |
| Immanuel Primary School, Novar Gardens | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 575 | 1,120 |
| Immanuel College, Novar Gardens | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,184 | 1,117 |
| Christ the King School, Warradale | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 179 | 1,079 |
| Edwardstown Primary School, Melrose Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 512 | 1,098 |
| St Bernadette's School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 205 | 1,085 |
| Plympton International College, Plympton | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 825 | 1,044 |
| Glenelg Primary School, Glenelg East | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 613 | 1,078 |
| St Anthony's School, Edwardstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 116 | 1,090 |
| Paringa Park Primary School, North Brighton | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 515 | 1,101 |
| Sacred Heart College - Marcellin Campus, Somerton Park | Catholic | Combined | 2.9 km | 2,033 | 1,083 |
| Suneden Specialist School, Mitchell Park | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 72 | 1,065 |
| Errington Special Education Centre, Plympton | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 103 | 1,030 |
| Plympton Primary School, Plympton | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 272 | 1,071 |
| St Peter's Woodlands Grammar School, Glenelg | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 509 | 1,140 |
| Sunrise Christian School Marion, Marion | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| Brighton Secondary School, North Brighton | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,737 | 1,071 |
| St Leonards Primary School, Glenelg North | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 387 | 1,064 |
| St Mary's Memorial School, Glenelg | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 405 | 1,113 |
| Black Forest Primary School, Black Forest | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 410 | 1,108 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Park Holme [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41113/park-holme/topic/education