77.2% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.3%
- 2016: 71.6%
- 2021: 77.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stirling · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stirling
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Stirling hold a bachelor degree or higher, far exceeding both state and national figures. This high level of attainment is matched by strong school completion rates, making it one of the most highly educated areas in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A huge 77.2% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far above the South Australian rate of 54.6%. Very few people left school early, with only 2% finishing at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stirling, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The level of higher education is exceptionally high, with 48.4% of adults holding at least a bachelor degree. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, with 18.4% of the population holding postgraduate degrees.
48.4% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 48.4%
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 Stirling, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common at 20.1%, followed by health at 16.6% and society and culture at 16.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Stirling has a high school advantage score and offers plenty of options, with 10 schools within 3 km. Most of these are government-run primary schools.
3.58
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
286
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,103
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Stirling
10 schools — 2,856 students, average ICSEA 1,103.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Stirling East Primary School, Stirling | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 516 | 1,138 |
| St Catherine's School, Stirling | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 185 | 1,133 |
| Crafers Primary School, Crafers | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 221 | 1,109 |
| Heathfield High School, Heathfield | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 970 | 1,086 |
| The Hills Montessori School - Wairoa Campus, Aldgate | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 133 | 1,105 |
| Aldgate Primary School, Aldgate | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 253 | 1,092 |
| Heathfield Primary School, Heathfield | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 102 | 1,071 |
| Bridgewater Primary School, Bridgewater | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 197 | 1,076 |
| Upper Sturt Primary School, Upper Sturt | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 97 | 1,094 |
| Uraidla Primary School, Uraidla | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 182 | 1,118 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stirling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41384/stirling/topic/education