52.5% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.5%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
St Agnes · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in St Agnes
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well below the national figure for Year 12 completion, St Agnes sees only 52.5% of residents finishing high school. While this is higher than in many similar areas, the community still lags behind the South Australian and Australian averages for both school and university finishes.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.5% of people finished Year 12, which is a little below the South Australian average and well below the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In St Agnes, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A higher proportion of adults here hold a bachelor degree or higher compared to most similar areas, though at 20.2% this remains well below the Australian average.
20.2% ▲ +49.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 20.2%
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 St Agnes, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 18.8%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 18.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 19 schools within 3km, a number larger than about 89% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, with the average school size being larger than in most comparable places.
2.82
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
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).
451
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,037
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving St Agnes
19 schools — 8,572 students, average ICSEA 1,037.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 14 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Ardtornish Primary School, St Agnes | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 462 | 1,044 |
| St Agnes School P - 6, St Agnes | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 251 | 1,039 |
| Ridgehaven Primary School, Ridgehaven | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 222 | 983 |
| Modbury High School, Modbury | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 926 | 1,005 |
| Modbury South Primary School, Hope Valley | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 179 | 1,011 |
| Modbury School P-6, Modbury North | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 172 | 1,026 |
| Modbury Special School, Hope Valley | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 166 | 997 |
| Torrens Valley Christian School, Hope Valley | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 565 | 1,085 |
| Tea Tree Gully Primary School, Tea Tree Gully | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 117 | 1,073 |
| Redwood Park Primary School, Redwood Park | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 368 | 1,032 |
| Highbury Primary School, Hope Valley | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 499 | 1,054 |
| Saint David's Parish School, Tea Tree Gully | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| Banksia Park International High School, Banksia Park | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,055 | 1,009 |
| Banksia Park School R-6, Banksia Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 240 | 1,037 |
| Modbury West School, Modbury | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 264 | 1,020 |
| St Francis Xavier's Regional Catholic School, Wynn Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 561 | 1,051 |
| The Heights School, Modbury Heights | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,811 | 1,060 |
| Surrey Downs Primary School, Surrey Downs | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 148 | 986 |
| Fairview Park Primary School, Fairview Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 260 | 1,027 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in St Agnes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41366/st-agnes/topic/education