65.9% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
St Marys · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in St Marys
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in St Marys have finished high school and university than in the rest of the state. About 66% of residents completed Year 12 and a third hold a bachelor degree or higher, putting this area well above the national figures for education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher here than in most areas. With 65.9% of people finishing Year 12, the rate is far above the South Australian figure of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In St Marys, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 33.3% of adults, which is well above the Australian average of 26.3%. This high level of qualification is seen across a range of degrees, including postgraduate certificates and diplomas.
33.3% ▲ +41.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 33.3%
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 St Marys, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 17.5%, followed by health at 14.7% and society and culture at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
St Marys has 26 schools within 3 km, among the largest number at this level. While schools here are larger than most areas and have a much higher average advantage score, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
1.98
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
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).
410
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,088
Higher than 89% 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 Marys
26 schools — 10,657 students, average ICSEA 1,088.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 5 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 15 · Combined 7 · Secondary 4
| St Bernadette's School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 205 | 1,085 |
| Springbank Secondary College, Pasadena | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 249 | 1,021 |
| Clovelly Park Primary School, Clovelly Park | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 222 | 1,038 |
| Hamilton Secondary College, Mitchell Park | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 609 | 994 |
| St Therese School, Colonel Light Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 172 | 1,087 |
| Suneden Specialist School, Mitchell Park | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 72 | 1,065 |
| Marion Primary School, Marion | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 149 | 1,032 |
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, Colonel Light Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 688 | 1,119 |
| Eden Hills Primary School, Eden Hills | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 229 | 1,116 |
| Clapham Primary School, Clapham | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 243 | 1,098 |
| Australian Science and Mathematics School, Bedford Park | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 419 | 1,101 |
| Westminster School, Marion | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,401 | 1,139 |
| Sunrise Christian School Marion, Marion | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| Kilparrin Teaching and Assessment School and Services, Park Holme | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 34 | 1,035 |
| SA School and Services for Vision Impaired, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 20 | 965 |
| Ascot Park Primary School, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 189 | 1,025 |
| Edwardstown Primary School, Melrose Park | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 512 | 1,098 |
| Bellevue Heights Primary School, Bellevue Heights | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 177 | 1,090 |
| Blackwood High School, Eden Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,211 | 1,059 |
| Blackwood Primary School, Eden Hills | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 363 | 1,095 |
| Forbes Primary School, South Plympton | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 235 | 1,002 |
| Dara School, Morphettville | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 93 | 1,176 |
| St Anthony's School, Edwardstown | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 116 | 1,090 |
| Westbourne Park Primary School, Westbourne Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 480 | 1,126 |
| Cabra Dominican College, Cumberland Park | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,165 | 1,065 |
| Emmaus Christian College, South Plympton | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,084 | 1,137 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in St Marys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41373/st-marys/topic/education