66.0% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 66.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Torrens · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in West Torrens
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning have surged in West Torrens since 2011, with a big jump in both school and university completion. This is now a highly educated area where 32.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 13 points since 2011 to reach 66.0%. This is far above the South Australian figure of 54.6% and much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Torrens, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications have grown significantly, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher rising 11 points to 32.3% since 2011. This is well above both the state and national figures.
32.3% ▲ +52.4%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 32.3%
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 West Torrens, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.2%, followed by society and culture and health, which both sit at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
West Torrens has 21 schools with total enrolments of 9,800. These schools are larger and have much higher advantage scores than most areas, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
21
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.35
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9,800
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
467
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,052
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving West Torrens
21 schools — 9,800 students, average ICSEA 1,052.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 5 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Thebarton Senior College, Torrensville | Government | Secondary | — | 1,284 | 951 |
| Immanuel College, Novar Gardens | Independent | Secondary | — | 1,184 | 1,117 |
| Temple Christian College, Mile End | Independent | Secondary | — | 1,151 | 1,043 |
| Plympton International College, Plympton | Government | Combined | — | 825 | 1,044 |
| Underdale High School, Underdale | Government | Secondary | — | 629 | 1,000 |
| Immanuel Primary School, Novar Gardens | Independent | Primary | — | 575 | 1,120 |
| St Francis School, Lockleys | Catholic | Primary | — | 457 | 1,075 |
| Lockleys North Primary School, Lockleys | Government | Primary | — | 422 | 1,069 |
| Torrensville Primary School, Torrensville | Government | Primary | — | 380 | 1,099 |
| Richmond Primary School, Keswick | Government | Primary | — | 362 | 1,122 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic School, Plympton | Catholic | Primary | — | 361 | 1,081 |
| St George College - Senior Campus, Mile End | Independent | Combined | — | 350 | 1,046 |
| Cowandilla Primary School, Cowandilla | Government | Primary | — | 341 | 1,051 |
| West Beach Primary School, West Beach | Government | Primary | — | 297 | 1,089 |
| Plympton Primary School, Plympton | Government | Primary | — | 272 | 1,071 |
| Tenison Woods Catholic Primary School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | — | 262 | 1,084 |
| St John Bosco School, Brooklyn Park | Catholic | Primary | — | 252 | 1,054 |
| Brooklyn Park Primary School, Brooklyn Park | Government | Primary | — | 118 | 1,066 |
| Errington Special Education Centre, Plympton | Government | Combined | — | 103 | 1,030 |
| Warriappendi Secondary School, Thebarton | Government | Secondary | — | 100 | 752 |
| Aspect Treetop School, Ashford | Independent | Combined | — | 75 | 1,080 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Torrens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48410/west-torrens/topic/education