24.9% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Penfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Penfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Penfield have finished high school or university compared to most of the country. Only 24.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a local profile where trade certificates are much more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is among the lowest for similar areas, with Year 12 completion sitting 30 points below the South Australian average. About a quarter of the population finished Year 9 or below, and another 24.1% stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Penfield splits fairly evenly between Year 9 or below (29%) and Year 12 (29%), with Year 10 at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, as only 5.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement at 26.4%.
5.3% ▲ +77.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Penfield, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 15.5%, followed by Health and Management and commerce, which both sit at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Penfield has 11 schools within 3km, which is more than 83% of similar areas. These schools are much larger than usual, though they have a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
586
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
931
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Penfield
11 schools — 6,448 students, average ICSEA 931.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Secondary 6 · Primary 3 · Combined 2
| Swallowcliffe School P-6, Davoren Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 423 | 917 |
| St Patrick's Technical College, Edinburgh North | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 260 | 998 |
| St Columba College, Andrews Farm | Catholic | Combined | 5.0 km | 1,519 | 973 |
| Compass Catholic Community, Davoren Park | Catholic | Secondary | 5.1 km | 139 | 916 |
| Elizabeth North Primary School, Elizabeth North | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 514 | 907 |
| Northern Adelaide Senior College, Elizabeth | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 431 | 978 |
| Edmund Rice Flexi School, Elizabeth | Catholic | Secondary | 5.2 km | 163 | 908 |
| Playford College, Elizabeth | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 670 | 940 |
| John Hartley School B-6, Smithfield Plains | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 685 | 903 |
| Playford International College, Elizabeth | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 1,322 | 881 |
| Indie School Elizabeth Campus, Elizabeth | Independent | Secondary | 5.4 km | 322 | 946 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Penfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41133/penfield/topic/education