50.2% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.3%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pooraka · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pooraka
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Pooraka have finished Year 12 compared to most similar areas, though it remains a place where few adults hold university degrees. Only 16.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents (50.2%) have completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the 54.6% seen across South Australia and 58.8% for Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pooraka, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification here at 34.1%. The proportion of people with a university degree is well below both the state and national figures.
16.8% ▲ +57.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 16.8%
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 Pooraka, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering (17.4%) and management and commerce (16.9%), followed by society and culture at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 28 schools within 3km, which is among the largest numbers for this level. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school size of 496 is higher than in most similar areas.
0.73
Lower than 98% 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).
496
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,002
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pooraka
28 schools — 13,895 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 7 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Endeavour College, Mawson Lakes | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 738 | 1,083 |
| Pooraka Primary School, Pooraka | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 182 | 954 |
| Mawson Lakes School, Mawson Lakes | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 716 | 1,060 |
| Youth Education Centre - Goldsborough Road Campus (Cavan), Cavan | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 28 | 894 |
| Sports College South Australia - Football SA State Performance Centre, Gepps Cross | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 404 | 1,015 |
| Ingle Farm Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 454 | 967 |
| Roma Mitchell Secondary College, Gepps Cross | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,638 | 971 |
| North Ingle School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 180 | 998 |
| Northfield Primary School, Northfield | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 352 | 982 |
| Ingle Farm East Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 268 | 981 |
| Para Hills School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 269 | 978 |
| St Gabriel's School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 306 | 1,032 |
| Valley View Secondary School, Para Vista | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 596 | 963 |
| Cedar College, Northgate | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 884 | 1,090 |
| Heritage College Incorporated, Oakden | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 437 | 1,040 |
| Karrendi Primary School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 259 | 955 |
| Para Hills High School, Para Hills West | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 670 | 948 |
| Para Hills West Primary School, Para Hills West | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 287 | 981 |
| Blair Athol North B-6 School, Blair Athol | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 383 | 918 |
| Para Vista Primary School, Para Vista | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 206 | 950 |
| St Paul's College, Gilles Plains | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,191 | 1,037 |
| Prescott Primary School, Northern, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 462 | 1,083 |
| Parafield Gardens High School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,277 | 928 |
| East Para Primary School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 194 | 994 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 4.3 km | 440 | 1,089 |
| Parafield Gardens Primary School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 575 | 968 |
| St Paul Lutheran School, Blair Athol | Independent | Primary | 4.6 km | 260 | 1,062 |
| Keller Road Primary School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 239 | 941 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pooraka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41185/pooraka/topic/education