58.8% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.8%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pasadena · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pasadena
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of university education shape daily life in Pasadena, where 31.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the figures for both South Australia and the rest of the country. Residents are generally well-qualified, with a strong emphasis on higher learning across the community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high here, with 58.8% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the South Australian figure of 54.6% and about the same as the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pasadena, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 11 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults in Pasadena are much more likely to have a university degree than people in most other similar areas. This is reflected in the local breakdown, where 33.3% hold a bachelor degree and 12.1% have a postgraduate qualification.
31.3% ▲ +52.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 31.3%
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 Pasadena, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 19.2%, followed by health at 13.7% and engineering at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,090, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 28 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most other places.
2.50
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
429
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,090
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 Pasadena
28 schools — 12,025 students, average ICSEA 1,090.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 5 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 17 · Combined 6 · Secondary 5
| St Bernadette's School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 205 | 1,085 |
| Springbank Secondary College, Pasadena | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 249 | 1,021 |
| St Therese School, Colonel Light Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 172 | 1,087 |
| Clapham Primary School, Clapham | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 243 | 1,098 |
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, Colonel Light Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 688 | 1,119 |
| Eden Hills Primary School, Eden Hills | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 229 | 1,116 |
| Clovelly Park Primary School, Clovelly Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 222 | 1,038 |
| Hamilton Secondary College, Mitchell Park | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 609 | 994 |
| Australian Science and Mathematics School, Bedford Park | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 419 | 1,101 |
| Suneden Specialist School, Mitchell Park | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 72 | 1,065 |
| Edwardstown Primary School, Melrose Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 512 | 1,098 |
| Bellevue Heights Primary School, Bellevue Heights | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 177 | 1,090 |
| Marion Primary School, Marion | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 149 | 1,032 |
| Blackwood High School, Eden Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,211 | 1,059 |
| Blackwood Primary School, Eden Hills | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 363 | 1,095 |
| Sunrise Christian School Marion, Marion | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| Westminster School, Marion | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,401 | 1,139 |
| Kilparrin Teaching and Assessment School and Services, Park Holme | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 34 | 1,035 |
| SA School and Services for Vision Impaired, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 20 | 965 |
| Scotch College - Torrens Park Campus, Torrens Park | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,213 | 1,146 |
| Ascot Park Primary School, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 189 | 1,025 |
| Belair Primary School, Belair | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 490 | 1,117 |
| Westbourne Park Primary School, Westbourne Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 480 | 1,126 |
| Concordia College (St Peters Campus, Blackwood), Blackwood | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 88 | 1,119 |
| Forbes Primary School, South Plympton | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 235 | 1,002 |
| St Anthony's School, Edwardstown | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 116 | 1,090 |
| Cabra Dominican College, Cumberland Park | Catholic | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,165 | 1,065 |
| Mitcham Girls High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 754 | 1,083 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pasadena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41120/pasadena/topic/education