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Pleasant Park · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Pleasant Park

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

Fewer residents have finished high school or gone to university in Pleasant Park than in most other parts of the country. Only 39.3% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This lack of formal schooling defines the local education profile.

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Where Pleasant Park sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pleasant Park — lower than 99% of areas.

Pleasant Park0.0%
5277, SA 10.4%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the South Australian rate of 54.6%, with only 39.3% of residents finishing their final year. Other common outcomes include Year 11 and Year 9 or below, both at 14.3%.

Completed Year 12

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39.3% —

Lower than 65% 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 Pleasant Park, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 11 (18%) and Year 9 or below (18%).

Year 12 39.3% Year 11 14.3% Year 9 or below 14.3% Year 10 10.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% and the state figure of 22.7%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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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Pleasant Park splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (50%) and Certificate III / IV (50%).

Advanced diploma / diploma 35.7% Certificate III / IV 35.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 50%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).

Field of qualification

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In Pleasant Park, Management & commerce is the majority at 100%.

Management & commerce 50.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller for education access 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 Pleasant Park — 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 Pleasant Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41166/pleasant-park/topic/education