65.3% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Plympton Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Plympton Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher share of residents in Plympton Park finished high school than the South Australian average. This is a well-qualified area where 32% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 65.3% of people completed Year 12, a result that is far above the South Australian average and much higher than most areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Plympton Park, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 11 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is much more qualified than most, with a typical adult's highest qualification being a bachelor degree for 34.7% of the population.
32.0% ▲ +73.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 32.0%
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 Plympton Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common here at 20.8%, followed by health at 14.5% and engineering at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by 30 schools within 3 km, which is among the largest number at this level, with an average school advantage score much higher than most areas.
30
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).
494
Higher than 71% 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 Plympton Park
30 schools — 14,812 students, average ICSEA 1,088.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 7 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 19 · Combined 9 · Secondary 2
| Forbes Primary School, South Plympton | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 235 | 1,002 |
| Emmaus Christian College, South Plympton | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 1,084 | 1,137 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic School, Plympton | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 361 | 1,081 |
| Plympton International College, Plympton | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 825 | 1,044 |
| Errington Special Education Centre, Plympton | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 103 | 1,030 |
| Immanuel College, Novar Gardens | Independent | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,184 | 1,117 |
| Immanuel Primary School, Novar Gardens | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 575 | 1,120 |
| Plympton Primary School, Plympton | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 272 | 1,071 |
| Dara School, Morphettville | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 93 | 1,176 |
| Ascot Park Primary School, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 189 | 1,025 |
| Kilparrin Teaching and Assessment School and Services, Park Holme | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 34 | 1,035 |
| SA School and Services for Vision Impaired, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 20 | 965 |
| Our Lady of Grace School, Glengowrie | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 225 | 1,075 |
| St Anthony's School, Edwardstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 116 | 1,090 |
| Edwardstown Primary School, Melrose Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 512 | 1,098 |
| Black Forest Primary School, Black Forest | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 410 | 1,108 |
| Hamilton Secondary College, Mitchell Park | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 609 | 994 |
| St Leonards Primary School, Glenelg North | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 387 | 1,064 |
| Clovelly Park Primary School, Clovelly Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 222 | 1,038 |
| Glenelg Primary School, Glenelg East | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 613 | 1,078 |
| Westminster School, Marion | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,401 | 1,139 |
| St Peter's Woodlands Grammar School, Glenelg | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 509 | 1,140 |
| Marion Primary School, Marion | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 149 | 1,032 |
| Cabra Dominican College, Cumberland Park | Catholic | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,165 | 1,065 |
| St Mary's Memorial School, Glenelg | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 405 | 1,113 |
| Aspect Treetop School, Ashford | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 75 | 1,080 |
| Warradale Primary School, Warradale | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 286 | 1,032 |
| Sacred Heart College - Marcellin Campus, Somerton Park | Catholic | Combined | 3.6 km | 2,033 | 1,083 |
| St Bernadette's School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 205 | 1,085 |
| Paringa Park Primary School, North Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 515 | 1,101 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Plympton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41168/plympton-park/topic/education