56.9% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.0%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wynn Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wynn Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of Wynn Vale residents have finished Year 12, a result that is much higher than most similar areas. This focus on schooling is matched by a strong qualification rate, with nearly one in five adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 56.9%, which is a little above the South Australian figure and much higher than most areas. This high rate is reflected in the local breakdown, where 56.9% of residents reached the final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wynn Vale, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36% of residents.
19.7% ▲ +48.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 Wynn Vale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in management and commerce at 20%, followed by engineering and related fields at 18.3%. Other common fields include society and culture, health, and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wynn Vale has a huge amount of educational infrastructure with 34 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number of schools at this level. Local schools are typically larger than most and have a higher advantage score than other areas.
3.76
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
Higher than 89% 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).
539
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,026
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wynn Vale
34 schools — 18,333 students, average ICSEA 1,026.
By sector: Government 25 · Independent 6 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Wynn Vale School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 365 | 1,032 |
| Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School, Wynn Vale | Independent | Primary | 0.3 km | 205 | 1,051 |
| Pedare Christian College, Golden Grove | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 1,146 | 1,097 |
| Gleeson College, Golden Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 0.8 km | 941 | 1,055 |
| St Francis Xavier's Regional Catholic School, Wynn Vale | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 561 | 1,051 |
| Golden Grove High School, Golden Grove | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,486 | 1,007 |
| Keithcot Farm Primary School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 330 | 1,020 |
| King's Baptist Grammar School - Wynn Vale Campus, Wynn Vale | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,280 | 1,090 |
| The Heights School, Modbury Heights | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,811 | 1,060 |
| Redwood Park Primary School, Redwood Park | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 368 | 1,032 |
| Surrey Downs Primary School, Surrey Downs | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 148 | 986 |
| Gulfview Heights Primary School, Gulfview Heights | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 384 | 993 |
| Golden Grove Primary School, Golden Grove | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 495 | 1,021 |
| Ridgehaven Primary School, Ridgehaven | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 222 | 983 |
| Modbury School P-6, Modbury North | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 172 | 1,026 |
| East Para Primary School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 194 | 994 |
| Madison Park School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 188 | 923 |
| Keller Road Primary School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 239 | 941 |
| Banksia Park School R-6, Banksia Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 240 | 1,037 |
| Salisbury East High School, Salisbury East | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,008 | 941 |
| Para Hills West Primary School, Para Hills West | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 287 | 981 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Salisbury East | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,498 | 1,016 |
| Para Hills High School, Para Hills West | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 670 | 948 |
| Banksia Park International High School, Banksia Park | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,055 | 1,009 |
| Para Hills School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 269 | 978 |
| Saint David's Parish School, Tea Tree Gully | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| Fairview Park Primary School, Fairview Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 260 | 1,027 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 440 | 1,089 |
| Modbury West School, Modbury | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 264 | 1,020 |
| Ardtornish Primary School, St Agnes | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 462 | 1,044 |
| Para Vista Primary School, Para Vista | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 206 | 950 |
| Prescott Primary School, Northern, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 4.5 km | 462 | 1,083 |
| Brahma Lodge Primary School, Brahma Lodge | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 191 | 906 |
| North Ingle School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 180 | 998 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wynn Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41663/wynn-vale/topic/education