52.7% ▲ +41.3%
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
King · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in King
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 10 percentage points separates the proportion of adults with a university degree in King from the national figure. While education levels have climbed since 2011, the area still trails South Australia and the rest of the country in both school completions and higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 15 points since 2011 to reach 52.7%. This is a little below the South Australian figure and well below the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In King, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 11 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 16% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. Trade qualifications are common here, with Certificate III or IV being the most typical qualification at 38.6%.
16.0% ▲ +82.9%
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 16.0%
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 King, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 20.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schools in King are much larger than most areas, with an average size of 749 students. Most children attend government schools, which make up 63.6% of the sector.
1.67
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Lower than 86% 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).
8,237
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
749
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving King
11 schools — 8,237 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Our Lady of Hope School, Greenwith | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 292 | 1,045 |
| Greenwith Primary School, Greenwith | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 558 | 1,019 |
| Salisbury Heights Primary School, Salisbury Heights | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 338 | 974 |
| Golden Grove Primary School, Golden Grove | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 495 | 1,021 |
| Salisbury Park Primary School, Salisbury Park | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 220 | 960 |
| One Tree Hill Primary School, One Tree Hill | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 255 | 965 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Salisbury East | Independent | Combined | 5.6 km | 1,498 | 1,016 |
| Golden Grove High School, Golden Grove | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 1,486 | 1,007 |
| Salisbury East High School, Salisbury East | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 1,008 | 941 |
| Gleeson College, Golden Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 6.0 km | 941 | 1,055 |
| Pedare Christian College, Golden Grove | Independent | Combined | 6.1 km | 1,146 | 1,097 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in King [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40026/king/topic/education