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Parndana · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Parndana

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Parndana, held by 46.6% of residents. This is a community where formal higher education is much less common than in the rest of the state or country.

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📍 Parndana, Suburb / Locality

Where Parndana sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.5% ▼ -21.2%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Parndana — lower than 84% of areas.

Parndana6.5%
5220, SA 6.5%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 41.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Roughly 21.7% of the population left school after Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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41.7% ▼ -6.0%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Parndana, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (17%).

Year 12 41.7% Year 10 21.7% Year 11 15.8% Year 9 or below 11.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare here, with only 6.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the South Australian average of 22.7%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.5% ▼ -21.2%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Parndana, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 46.6% Bachelor degree 13.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications have studied a variety of fields, most commonly education at 17.2% and architecture and building at 15.5%.

Field of qualification

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Parndana splits fairly evenly between Education (23%) and Architecture & building (21%), with Society & culture at 16%.

Education 17.2% Architecture & building 15.5% Society & culture 12.1% Agriculture & environment 10.3% Health 8.6% Engineering & related 5.2% Management & commerce 5.2%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Parndana — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Parndana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41116/parndana/topic/education