62.7% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Colton · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Colton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 62% of people in Colton finished Year 12, a figure that has climbed 13 points since 2011. This level of schooling is well above the state and national averages, marking the area as a highly educated pocket of South Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is common here, reaching 62.7%, which is well above the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This is significantly higher than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Colton, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has risen 11 points since 2011 to reach 28.8%. This is well above the state average and higher than most other areas.
28.8% ▲ +57.9%
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 28.8%
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 Colton, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 21.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than those in most similar areas, with an average size of 697 students. Most of the 6,970 enrolments are in government schools, which make up 70% of the sector.
1.72
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Lower than 87% of state electorate 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).
6,970
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
697
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,069
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Colton
10 schools — 6,970 students, average ICSEA 1,069.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| St Francis School, Lockleys | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 457 | 1,075 |
| West Beach Primary School, West Beach | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 297 | 1,089 |
| Fulham North Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 395 | 1,095 |
| Henley High School, Henley Beach | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,381 | 1,045 |
| Henley Beach Primary School, Henley Beach South | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 354 | 1,104 |
| Kidman Park Primary School, Kidman Park | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 485 | 1,053 |
| St Michael's College - Secondary Campus, Henley Beach | Catholic | Combined | 1.9 km | 2,193 | 1,064 |
| Fulham Gardens Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 148 | 1,042 |
| Star of the Sea School, Henley Beach | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 558 | 1,108 |
| Grange Primary School, Grange | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 702 | 1,075 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Colton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40007/colton/topic/education