46.5% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.3%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Reynella East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Reynella East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Reynella East finished high school compared to the national figure, with only 46.5% completing Year 12. This trend carries through to higher education, where the area has a much lower proportion of university degrees than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of residents finished Year 12, a result that is well below the South Australian figure of 54.6% and far below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Reynella East, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 11 (21%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.2% of the population, which is well below the state average and far below the national figure. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.7% of residents.
14.2% ▲ +51.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 14.2%
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 Reynella East, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in Engineering and related fields at 18.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.4% and Society and culture at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by 18 schools within 3km, which is more than 88% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than most and have a higher average advantage score than most areas.
3.18
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Higher than 86% 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).
507
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,027
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Reynella East
18 schools — 9,118 students, average ICSEA 1,027.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 13 · Combined 5
| Reynella East College, Reynella East | Government | Combined | 0.4 km | 1,938 | 988 |
| Braeview School, Happy Valley | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 360 | 1,032 |
| Emmaus Catholic School, Woodcroft | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 373 | 1,005 |
| Woodcroft Primary School, Woodcroft | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 454 | 1,004 |
| Woodend Primary School, Sheidow Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 631 | 1,050 |
| Reynella Primary School, Old Reynella | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 430 | 1,001 |
| Prescott College Southern, Morphett Vale | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 707 | 1,036 |
| Sunrise Christian School Morphett Vale, Morphett Vale | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 151 | 1,068 |
| Sheidow Park Primary School, Sheidow Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 290 | 1,020 |
| Happy Valley Primary School, Happy Valley | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 325 | 1,033 |
| St Martin de Porres School, Sheidow Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 530 | 1,060 |
| Woodcroft College, Morphett Vale | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,534 | 1,071 |
| Southern Vales Christian College - Morphett Vale Campus, Morphett Vale | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 503 | 1,038 |
| Reynella South Primary School, Reynella | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 150 | 969 |
| Pimpala Primary School, Morphett Vale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 254 | 981 |
| OneSchool Global SA - Aberfoyle Campus, Aberfoyle Park | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 65 | 983 |
| Our Saviour Lutheran School Happy Valley Incorporated, Aberfoyle Park | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 98 | 1,065 |
| Hallett Cove East Primary School, Hallett Cove | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 325 | 1,056 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Reynella East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41254/reynella-east/topic/education