51.3% ▲ +14.5%
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 44.8%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Port Adelaide · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Port Adelaide
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Port Adelaide have finished high school or university than in most other areas, though these figures have climbed since 2011. Just over half of residents have completed Year 12, while about 18% hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 6.5 percentage points since 2011 to reach 51.3%, but this is still well below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. Roughly 18% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Port Adelaide, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 11 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.4% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.9% of people.
18.4% ▲ +35.2%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 Port Adelaide, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related fields at 17.1%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 17%. Society and culture is also common, at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Most students attend government schools, which make up 63.6% of the sector. Local schools are typically much smaller than in most other areas, with an average size of 311 students.
2.04
Higher than 57% 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).
3,421
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
311
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
989
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Port Adelaide
11 schools — 3,421 students, average ICSEA 989.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 4 · Secondary 1
| Our Lady of the Visitation School, Taperoo | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 320 | 1,026 |
| Ocean View P-12 College, Taperoo | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 629 | 918 |
| St Joseph's School, Ottoway | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 154 | 990 |
| Adelaide West Special Education Centre, Taperoo | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 79 | 989 |
| North Haven School, North Haven | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 249 | 985 |
| Largs Bay School, Largs Bay | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 418 | 1,018 |
| Le Fevre Peninsula Primary School, Birkenhead | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 232 | 902 |
| Youth Education Centre - Goldsborough Road Campus (Cavan), Cavan | Government | Combined | 5.9 km | 28 | 894 |
| Dominican School, Semaphore | Catholic | Primary | 6.4 km | 230 | 1,048 |
| Portside Christian College, New Port | Independent | Combined | 6.5 km | 626 | 1,067 |
| Le Fevre High School, Semaphore South | Government | Secondary | 6.8 km | 456 | 951 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Port Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40037/port-adelaide/topic/education