75.4% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 70.5%
- 2021: 75.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Unley · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Unley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Unley hold university degrees than the national average, with 46.5% having a bachelor degree or higher. This high level of attainment is reflected in the local schools, which have some of the highest advantage scores in the region. Education levels have climbed steadily here over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure, with 75.4% of residents finishing their final school year. This rate has risen by 9.3 points since 2011, placing Unley among the highest achieving areas for schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Unley, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 11 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly half of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the South Australian figure of 22.7%. The most common qualification is a bachelor degree at 41%, while postgraduate degrees are held by 18% of residents.
46.5% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 46.5%
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 Unley, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 21.3%, followed by health at 16.5% and society and culture at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Unley has 13 schools with a total of 5,209 enrolments, and the average school is larger than those in most other areas. While school advantage scores are among the highest, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
13
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.17
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5,209
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
401
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,139
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Unley
13 schools — 5,209 students, average ICSEA 1,139.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 2
| Concordia College, Highgate | Independent | Combined | — | 1,312 | 1,140 |
| Highgate School, Highgate | Government | Primary | — | 616 | 1,150 |
| Unley Primary School, Unley | Government | Primary | — | 470 | 1,154 |
| Black Forest Primary School, Black Forest | Government | Primary | — | 410 | 1,108 |
| Goodwood Primary School, Goodwood | Government | Primary | — | 408 | 1,147 |
| Walford Anglican School for Girls, Hyde Park | Independent | Combined | — | 400 | 1,162 |
| Glen Osmond Primary School, Myrtle Bank | Government | Primary | — | 363 | 1,143 |
| Parkside Primary School, Parkside | Government | Primary | — | 331 | 1,126 |
| St Thomas' School, Goodwood | Catholic | Primary | — | 297 | 1,116 |
| Annesley College, Wayville | Independent | Primary | — | 292 | 1,164 |
| Sunrise Christian School Fullarton, Fullarton | Independent | Primary | — | 175 | 1,133 |
| St Raphael's School, Parkside | Catholic | Primary | — | 96 | 1,048 |
| Saint Spyridon College, Unley | Independent | Primary | — | 39 | 1,081 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Unley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA47980/unley/topic/education