33.8% ▲ +26.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Risdon Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Risdon Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Risdon Park, held by 44.1% of residents. This is an area where formal schooling and higher degrees are far less common than in the rest of the state. Only 33.8% of people here have completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than most areas, with only 33.8% of people finishing Year 12. This is 21 points below the South Australian average and 25 points below the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Risdon Park, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 8.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 22.7% seen across South Australia.
8.7% ▲ +35.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Risdon Park, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related trades at 19.6%, followed by society and culture at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3km, which is more than 80% of similar areas, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most places.
1.45
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
332
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
938
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Risdon Park
8 schools — 2,659 students, average ICSEA 938.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Airdale Primary School, Port Pirie | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 119 | 783 |
| Mid North Christian College, Port Pirie | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 203 | 998 |
| Port Pirie West Primary School, Port Pirie | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 201 | 873 |
| St Mark's College - Bosco Campus, Port Pirie | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 945 | 1,002 |
| Risdon Park Primary School, Port Pirie | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 300 | 944 |
| John Pirie Secondary School, Port Pirie | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 691 | 894 |
| Mid North Education Centre, Port Pirie | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 17 | 873 |
| Solomontown Primary School, Port Pirie | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 183 | 881 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Risdon Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41259/risdon-park/topic/education