72.3% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 72.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Vale Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Vale Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and university degrees set Vale Park apart from most similar areas. About 72% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This strong educational foundation is reflected in the high proportion of adults holding professional qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the state and national figures, with 72.3% of residents finishing their final year of school. This is among the highest levels of school completion for areas of this type.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Vale Park, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, as 39.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 22.7% seen across South Australia.
39.5% ▲ +33.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 39.5%
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 Vale Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Certificate III / IV (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 22.5%, followed by health at 14.7% and society and culture at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schools in the area are much larger and have much higher advantage scores than most areas. While there are 30 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most other places.
2.55
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
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).
628
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,081
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Vale Park
30 schools — 18,836 students, average ICSEA 1,081.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 8 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 22 · Combined 5 · Secondary 3
| Vale Park Primary School, Vale Park | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 393 | 1,097 |
| Open Access College, Marden | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 4,028 | 1,017 |
| Marden Senior College, Marden | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 496 | 1,041 |
| St Monica's Parish School, Walkerville | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 192 | 1,102 |
| Klemzig Primary School, Klemzig | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 184 | 1,033 |
| St Andrew's School, Walkerville | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 376 | 1,191 |
| Walkerville Primary School, Walkerville | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 548 | 1,139 |
| Felixstow Primary School, Felixstow | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 76 | 1,014 |
| Hampstead Primary School, Greenacres | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 243 | 1,032 |
| St Joseph's School, Payneham South | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 494 | 1,092 |
| East Adelaide School, St Peters | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 495 | 1,117 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Greenacres | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 691 | 1,085 |
| Wilderness School, Medindie | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 856 | 1,176 |
| Nailsworth Primary School, Nailsworth | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 548 | 1,106 |
| East Marden Primary School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 548 | 1,127 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Hillcrest | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 395 | 1,096 |
| St Pius X School, Windsor Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 552 | 1,108 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Enfield | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 478 | 960 |
| Trinity Gardens School, Trinity Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 695 | 1,103 |
| St Joseph's School, Hectorville | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 859 | 1,077 |
| Prescott College, Prospect | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 206 | 1,016 |
| Prospect North Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 373 | 1,037 |
| Blackfriars Priory School, Prospect | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 786 | 1,037 |
| Enfield Primary School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 188 | 978 |
| Rosary School, Prospect | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 484 | 1,101 |
| Prospect Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 537 | 1,109 |
| North Adelaide Primary School, North Adelaide | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 296 | 1,144 |
| St Peter's College, St Peters | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,585 | 1,164 |
| East Torrens Primary School, Hectorville | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 350 | 1,073 |
| Cedar College, Northgate | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 884 | 1,090 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Vale Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41499/vale-park/topic/education