69.1% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 78% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 69.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sturt · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Sturt
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of education than most similar areas define Sturt, where 38.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This far exceeds the national figure of 26.3%. A strong trend toward higher learning is evident, with both university degrees and Year 12 completions rising significantly over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far above the national average, with 69.1% of residents finishing Year 12. This figure has risen by 13 points since 2011 and is 15 points higher than the South Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sturt, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far above the state average, reaching 38.1%. This has grown since 2016, and most of these high-level qualifications are bachelor degrees (36.3%) or postgraduate degrees (16.0%).
38.1% —
Higher than 83% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 38.1%
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 Sturt, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 22.1%, followed by health at 13.9% and society and culture at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Sturt has 36,533 enrolments, which is larger than about 90% of similar areas. While school sizes and advantage scores are much higher than most areas, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
1.64
Lower than 66% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
50
Lower than 66% 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).
36,533
Higher than 87% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
731
Higher than 90% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,098
Higher than 82% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sturt
50 schools — 36,533 students, average ICSEA 1,098.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 13 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 28 · Combined 14 · Secondary 8
| Rostrevor College, Woodforde | Catholic | Combined | 0.6 km | 985 | 1,064 |
| Morialta Secondary College, Rostrevor | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 570 | 1,075 |
| Magill School, Magill | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 744 | 1,119 |
| Stradbroke School, Rostrevor | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 694 | 1,111 |
| Norwood International High School, Magill | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,667 | 1,090 |
| St Joseph's School, Tranmere | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 208 | 1,099 |
| East Torrens Primary School, Hectorville | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 350 | 1,073 |
| Thorndon Park Primary School, Athelstone | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 266 | 1,069 |
| St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School, Stonyfell | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 873 | 1,180 |
| St Francis of Assisi School, Newton | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 246 | 1,049 |
| St Joseph's School, Hectorville | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 859 | 1,077 |
| Pembroke School - Middle School Campus, Kensington Park | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,672 | 1,171 |
| Saint Ignatius' College - Senior School Campus, Athelstone | Catholic | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,421 | 1,151 |
| Charles Campbell College, Paradise | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,188 | 1,018 |
| Marryatville Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 506 | 1,127 |
| Burnside Primary School, Burnside | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 686 | 1,156 |
| Adelaide East Education Centre, Campbelltown | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 49 | 1,056 |
| Trinity Gardens School, Trinity Gardens | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 695 | 1,103 |
| East Marden Primary School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 548 | 1,127 |
| Felixstow Primary School, Felixstow | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 76 | 1,014 |
| Paradise Primary School, Paradise | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 141 | 1,022 |
| St Joseph's School, Payneham South | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 494 | 1,092 |
| Mary MacKillop College, Kensington | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 291 | 1,077 |
| Sunrise Christian School Paradise, Paradise | Independent | Primary | 4.3 km | 175 | 1,096 |
| Marryatville High School, Marryatville | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,759 | 1,120 |
| St Joseph's Memorial School, Norwood | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 192 | 1,108 |
| Loreto College, Marryatville | Catholic | Combined | 4.5 km | 717 | 1,098 |
| Athelstone School, Athelstone | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 368 | 1,100 |
| Open Access College, Marden | Government | Combined | 4.8 km | 4,028 | 1,017 |
| Marden Senior College, Marden | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 496 | 1,041 |
| Norwood Primary School, Norwood | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 361 | 1,148 |
| Dernancourt School, Dernancourt | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 326 | 1,046 |
| East Adelaide School, St Peters | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 495 | 1,117 |
| Klemzig Primary School, Klemzig | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 184 | 1,033 |
| Avenues College, Windsor Gardens | Government | Combined | 5.7 km | 493 | 929 |
| St Pius X School, Windsor Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 5.7 km | 552 | 1,108 |
| Kildare College, Holden Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 5.7 km | 768 | 1,051 |
| St Patrick's Special School, Dulwich | Catholic | Combined | 5.8 km | 51 | 1,115 |
| Rose Park Primary School, Rose Park | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 525 | 1,162 |
| Linden Park Primary School, Linden Park | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 981 | 1,160 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Hillcrest | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 395 | 1,096 |
| St Peter's College, St Peters | Independent | Combined | 6.2 km | 1,585 | 1,164 |
| Prince Alfred College, Kent Town | Independent | Combined | 6.4 km | 1,127 | 1,143 |
| Seymour College, Glen Osmond | Independent | Combined | 6.5 km | 715 | 1,150 |
| Glenunga International High School, Glenunga | Government | Secondary | 6.6 km | 2,340 | 1,153 |
| Wandana Primary School, Gilles Plains | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 181 | 962 |
| Highbury Primary School, Hope Valley | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 499 | 1,054 |
| Glen Osmond Primary School, Myrtle Bank | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 363 | 1,143 |
| St Paul's College, Gilles Plains | Catholic | Combined | 7.1 km | 1,191 | 1,037 |
| Heritage College Incorporated, Oakden | Independent | Combined | 7.3 km | 437 | 1,040 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sturt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED410/sturt/topic/education