51.1% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.1%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Surrey Downs · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Surrey Downs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Twenty-two schools within 3km make Surrey Downs a highly accessible area for students. While many residents have completed secondary school, the local population holds fewer university degrees compared to state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, or 51.1%, have completed Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the South Australian and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Surrey Downs, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 11 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 15.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average. Trade certificates are the most common qualification here, held by 42.1% of residents.
15.3% ▲ +50.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 15.3%
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 Surrey Downs, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 17.9%, followed by management and commerce at 16.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have higher advantage scores than most similar areas. Most of the 22 nearby schools are government-run primary schools.
1.55
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 87% 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).
573
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,045
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Surrey Downs
22 schools — 12,609 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 3 · Combined 3
| Surrey Downs Primary School, Surrey Downs | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 148 | 986 |
| St Francis Xavier's Regional Catholic School, Wynn Vale | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 561 | 1,051 |
| Gleeson College, Golden Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 941 | 1,055 |
| Golden Grove Primary School, Golden Grove | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 495 | 1,021 |
| Golden Grove High School, Golden Grove | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,486 | 1,007 |
| Pedare Christian College, Golden Grove | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,146 | 1,097 |
| Wynn Vale School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 365 | 1,032 |
| Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School, Wynn Vale | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 205 | 1,051 |
| Banksia Park School R-6, Banksia Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 240 | 1,037 |
| Fairview Park Primary School, Fairview Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 260 | 1,027 |
| Redwood Park Primary School, Redwood Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 368 | 1,032 |
| Ridgehaven Primary School, Ridgehaven | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 222 | 983 |
| Banksia Park International High School, Banksia Park | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,055 | 1,009 |
| Saint David's Parish School, Tea Tree Gully | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| The Heights School, Modbury Heights | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,811 | 1,060 |
| Keithcot Farm Primary School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 330 | 1,020 |
| King's Baptist Grammar School - Wynn Vale Campus, Wynn Vale | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,280 | 1,090 |
| Greenwith Primary School, Greenwith | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 558 | 1,019 |
| Our Lady of Hope School, Greenwith | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 292 | 1,045 |
| Tea Tree Gully Primary School, Tea Tree Gully | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 117 | 1,073 |
| Modbury School P-6, Modbury North | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 172 | 1,026 |
| St Agnes School P - 6, St Agnes | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 251 | 1,039 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Surrey Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41410/surrey-downs/topic/education