37.1% ▲ +63.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Smithfield Plains · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Smithfield Plains
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents hold higher education qualifications in Smithfield Plains compared to most similar areas. Only 5.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This trend is reflected in schooling, where only 37.1% of people finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below both the state and national figures, with 37.1% of people finishing Year 12. Other residents peaked at Year 11 (19.1%) or Year 10 (18.3%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Smithfield Plains, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by just 5.4% of adults, a figure far below the 22.7% seen across South Australia. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44.3% of residents.
5.4% ▲ +145.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Smithfield Plains, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are society and culture at 17.7%, followed by management and commerce at 13.1% and engineering at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 17 schools within 3km, which is more than 87% of similar areas, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children. The average school size is much higher than most areas, and the average school advantage score is much lower.
1.13
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
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).
628
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
941
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Smithfield Plains
17 schools — 10,684 students, average ICSEA 941.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 3 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 6 · Secondary 2
| John Hartley School B-6, Smithfield Plains | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 685 | 903 |
| Compass Catholic Community, Davoren Park | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 139 | 916 |
| St Columba College, Andrews Farm | Catholic | Combined | 1.1 km | 1,519 | 973 |
| Mark Oliphant College (B-12), Munno Para West | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,685 | 919 |
| Adelaide North Special School, Munno Para West | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 178 | 964 |
| Munno Para Primary School, Munno Para | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 305 | 929 |
| Blakeview Primary School, Blakeview | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 542 | 921 |
| Swallowcliffe School P-6, Davoren Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 423 | 917 |
| Blakes Crossing Christian College, Blakeview | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 712 | 983 |
| Trinity College Blakeview, Blakeview | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 635 | 1,037 |
| Craigmore High School, Blakeview | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,245 | 916 |
| Elizabeth Downs Primary School, Elizabeth Downs | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 420 | 904 |
| Elizabeth North Primary School, Elizabeth North | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 514 | 907 |
| Taparra Primary School, Elizabeth Downs | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 131 | 926 |
| Catherine McAuley School, Craigmore | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 483 | 976 |
| Playford Primary School, Craigmore | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 398 | 944 |
| Playford College, Elizabeth | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 670 | 940 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Smithfield Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41347/smithfield-plains/topic/education