67.5% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sefton Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sefton Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher share of Sefton Park residents hold university degrees compared to the state average. This trend is mirrored in schooling, where 67.5% of people finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure of 58.8%. It is a highly educated area with strong academic attainment across the board.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is much more common here than in most areas, with 67.5% of residents completing their final year. This is far above the South Australian rate of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sefton Park, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, with 34.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%, and the most typical qualification is a bachelor degree at 37.8%.
34.3% ▲ +32.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 34.3%
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 Sefton Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 19.6%, followed by health at 15.1% and society and culture at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 28 schools within 3 km, among the largest number at this level. These schools are typically larger than most areas and have a much higher average advantage score.
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).
508
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,054
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sefton Park
28 schools — 14,237 students, average ICSEA 1,054.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 8 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 21 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Enfield | Catholic | Secondary | 0.5 km | 478 | 960 |
| Nailsworth Primary School, Nailsworth | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 548 | 1,106 |
| Prospect North Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 373 | 1,037 |
| Enfield Primary School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 188 | 978 |
| St Monica's Parish School, Walkerville | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 192 | 1,102 |
| Rosary School, Prospect | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 484 | 1,101 |
| Prospect Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 537 | 1,109 |
| St Paul Lutheran School, Blair Athol | Independent | Primary | 1.8 km | 260 | 1,062 |
| Hampstead Primary School, Greenacres | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 243 | 1,032 |
| St Andrew's School, Walkerville | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 376 | 1,191 |
| Prescott College, Prospect | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 206 | 1,016 |
| Vale Park Primary School, Vale Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 393 | 1,097 |
| Walkerville Primary School, Walkerville | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 548 | 1,139 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Greenacres | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 691 | 1,085 |
| Blackfriars Priory School, Prospect | Catholic | Combined | 2.3 km | 786 | 1,037 |
| St Brigid's School, Kilburn | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 165 | 965 |
| Wilderness School, Medindie | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 856 | 1,176 |
| Blair Athol North B-6 School, Blair Athol | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 383 | 918 |
| St Gabriel's School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 306 | 1,032 |
| Klemzig Primary School, Klemzig | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 184 | 1,033 |
| Brompton Primary School, Renown Park | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 175 | 1,001 |
| Open Access College, Marden | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 4,028 | 1,017 |
| Marden Senior College, Marden | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 496 | 1,041 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Hillcrest | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 395 | 1,096 |
| Bowden Brompton Community School, Brompton | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 145 | 906 |
| North Adelaide Primary School, North Adelaide | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 296 | 1,144 |
| Northfield Primary School, Northfield | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 352 | 982 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Brompton | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 153 | 1,105 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sefton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41326/sefton-park/topic/education