39.6% ▲ +12.2%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Elizabeth · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Elizabeth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Elizabeth, where 42.7% of adults hold one. While the number of people finishing Year 12 has risen slightly since 2011, the area still sees far fewer residents completing high school and university than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This is much lower than most areas, though the rate has risen 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Elizabeth, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is just 7.9%, far below the national figure of 26.3%. This is among the lowest levels for this qualification and has fallen 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
7.9% ▼ -25.6%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 Elizabeth, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Elizabeth are most commonly in society and culture (15.8%), management and commerce (15.3%), and engineering and related fields (15.2%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Elizabeth has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with 23 schools within 3 km and 11,132 total enrolments. However, the average school advantage score is 943, which is much lower than most areas.
2.58
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 60% 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).
11,132
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
484
Higher than 50% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
943
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Elizabeth
23 schools — 11,132 students, average ICSEA 943.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 6 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 6 · Secondary 5
| Elizabeth Downs Primary School, Elizabeth Downs | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 420 | 904 |
| Taparra Primary School, Elizabeth Downs | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 131 | 926 |
| Craigmore High School, Blakeview | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,245 | 916 |
| Blakeview Primary School, Blakeview | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 542 | 921 |
| Elizabeth Park Primary School, Elizabeth Park | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 312 | 862 |
| Trinity College Blakeview, Blakeview | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 635 | 1,037 |
| Hope Christian College, Craigmore | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 921 | 977 |
| Craigmore South Primary School, Craigmore | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 225 | 922 |
| St Thomas More School, Elizabeth Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 267 | 927 |
| Playford College, Elizabeth | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 670 | 940 |
| Edmund Rice Flexi School, Elizabeth | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 163 | 908 |
| Northern Adelaide Senior College, Elizabeth | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 431 | 978 |
| Catherine McAuley School, Craigmore | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 483 | 976 |
| Playford Primary School, Craigmore | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 398 | 944 |
| Blakes Crossing Christian College, Blakeview | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 712 | 983 |
| Pinnacle College - Elizabeth East Campus, Elizabeth East | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 993 | 1,049 |
| Elizabeth East Primary School, Elizabeth East | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 200 | 875 |
| Indie School Elizabeth Campus, Elizabeth | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 322 | 946 |
| Playford International College, Elizabeth | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,322 | 881 |
| Kaurna Plains School, Elizabeth | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 162 | 699 |
| Elizabeth Grove Primary School, Elizabeth Grove | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 249 | 902 |
| Elizabeth South Primary School, Elizabeth South | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 144 | 860 |
| St Mary Magdalene's School, Elizabeth Grove | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 185 | 958 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Elizabeth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40012/elizabeth/topic/education