58.0% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 54% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 51.2%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hindmarsh · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Hindmarsh
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Hindmarsh have finished high school than a decade ago, with the Year 12 completion rate rising 6.8 percentage points since 2011. This trend means 58.0% of residents have now finished Year 12, a figure that is well above the South Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.0% of residents completed Year 12, which is about the same as the national figure. Other common outcomes include 15.0% finishing Year 11 and 12.7% finishing Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hindmarsh, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 23.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has barely changed since 2016. This is a little above the state average, though a little below the national figure.
23.8% —
Higher than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Hindmarsh splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 19.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.5% and society and culture at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Government schools make up 63.8% of the sector here, with most being primary schools. There are 47 schools within 3 kilometres, though this is smaller than about 74% of similar areas.
1.78
Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
47
Lower than 74% of federal 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).
24,749
Lower than 67% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
527
Higher than 55% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
Higher than 57% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hindmarsh
47 schools — 24,749 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 13 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 29 · Secondary 9 · Combined 9
| Mount Carmel College Secondary Campus, Rosewater | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,204 | 1,008 |
| Pennington School R-6, Pennington | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 262 | 934 |
| Alberton Primary School, Queenstown | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 262 | 1,002 |
| Ngutu College, Woodville North | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 260 | 909 |
| Woodville High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,170 | 973 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace School, Albert Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 278 | 1,043 |
| Woodville Primary School, Woodville South | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 204 | 1,020 |
| Hendon Primary School, Royal Park | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 270 | 965 |
| The Grove Education Centre, Woodville | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 63 | 992 |
| St Joseph's School, Ottoway | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 154 | 990 |
| Whitefriars School, Woodville Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 603 | 1,076 |
| Seaton High School, Seaton | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 917 | 1,001 |
| Portside Christian College, New Port | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 626 | 1,067 |
| Westport Primary School, Semaphore Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 421 | 1,025 |
| Seaton Park Primary School, Seaton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 149 | 999 |
| Findon High School, Findon | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 467 | 978 |
| Le Fevre Peninsula Primary School, Birkenhead | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 232 | 902 |
| West Lakes Shore School, West Lakes Shore | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 554 | 1,060 |
| Le Fevre High School, Semaphore South | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 456 | 951 |
| Our Lady of La Vang School, Flinders Park | Catholic | Combined | 4.7 km | 70 | 1,066 |
| Dominican School, Semaphore | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 230 | 1,048 |
| Grange Primary School, Grange | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 702 | 1,075 |
| Kidman Park Primary School, Kidman Park | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 485 | 1,053 |
| Flinders Park Primary School, Flinders Park | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 187 | 1,037 |
| Largs Bay School, Largs Bay | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 418 | 1,018 |
| Nazareth Catholic College - Flinders Park Campus, Flinders Park | Catholic | Secondary | 5.5 km | 2,576 | 1,049 |
| Fulham Gardens Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 148 | 1,042 |
| St Michael's College - Secondary Campus, Henley Beach | Catholic | Combined | 5.8 km | 2,193 | 1,064 |
| Underdale High School, Underdale | Government | Secondary | 6.2 km | 629 | 1,000 |
| Star of the Sea School, Henley Beach | Catholic | Primary | 6.2 km | 558 | 1,108 |
| Lockleys North Primary School, Lockleys | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 422 | 1,069 |
| Fulham North Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 395 | 1,095 |
| St Francis School, Lockleys | Catholic | Primary | 6.7 km | 457 | 1,075 |
| Henley High School, Henley Beach | Government | Secondary | 6.8 km | 1,381 | 1,045 |
| Our Lady of the Visitation School, Taperoo | Catholic | Primary | 7.1 km | 320 | 1,026 |
| Ocean View P-12 College, Taperoo | Government | Combined | 7.1 km | 629 | 918 |
| Brooklyn Park Primary School, Brooklyn Park | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 118 | 1,066 |
| St John Bosco School, Brooklyn Park | Catholic | Primary | 7.4 km | 252 | 1,054 |
| Henley Beach Primary School, Henley Beach South | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 354 | 1,104 |
| Adelaide West Special Education Centre, Taperoo | Government | Combined | 7.7 km | 79 | 989 |
| West Beach Primary School, West Beach | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 297 | 1,089 |
| North Haven School, North Haven | Government | Primary | 8.8 km | 249 | 985 |
| Errington Special Education Centre, Plympton | Government | Combined | 10.9 km | 103 | 1,030 |
| Plympton International College, Plympton | Government | Combined | 11.2 km | 825 | 1,044 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic School, Plympton | Catholic | Primary | 11.6 km | 361 | 1,081 |
| Immanuel College, Novar Gardens | Independent | Secondary | 11.7 km | 1,184 | 1,117 |
| Immanuel Primary School, Novar Gardens | Independent | Primary | 11.8 km | 575 | 1,120 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hindmarsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED405/hindmarsh/topic/education