76.2% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.7%
- 2016: 73.0%
- 2021: 76.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Adelaide · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Adelaide
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Adelaide hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where school completion rates have climbed steadily. The city's academic profile is marked by a very high proportion of university graduates and a strong presence of diverse schooling options.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the state and national figures, with 76.2% of residents finishing their schooling. This result is much higher than most areas and has risen 6.5 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Adelaide, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 11 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far above the national average at 45.6%. This figure is much higher than most areas and rose 11 percentage points between 2011 and 2021.
45.6% ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 45.6%
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 Adelaide, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 23.4%, followed by society and culture at 12.9% and health at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Adelaide has 12 schools, which is among the largest number for an area of this level. These schools are much larger than most and have a school advantage score that is much higher than other similar areas.
12
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
12.67
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
76
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
8,043
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
670
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,095
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Adelaide
76 schools — 49,365 students, average ICSEA 1,094.
By sector: Government 35 · Independent 21 · Catholic 20
By type: Primary 38 · Combined 21 · Secondary 17
| Specialised Assistance School For Youth (SASY), Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 0.2 km | 205 | 1,026 |
| St Aloysius College, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 0.4 km | 1,091 | 1,081 |
| Youthinc. Enterprise Academy, Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 0.6 km | 129 | 1,029 |
| Christian Brothers College - Senior Campus, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 0.8 km | 990 | 1,074 |
| Muirden Senior College, Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 0.8 km | 91 | 1,079 |
| University Senior College at Adelaide University - Jordan Campus, Adelaide University | Independent | Secondary | 0.9 km | 523 | 1,092 |
| Gilles Street Primary School, Adelaide | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 275 | 1,107 |
| Pulteney Grammar School, Adelaide | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 839 | 1,170 |
| St Mary's College, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 1.1 km | 659 | 1,073 |
| Adelaide Botanic High School, Adelaide | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,258 | 1,103 |
| Adelaide High School, Adelaide | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,821 | 1,094 |
| Sturt Street Community School, Adelaide | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 162 | 1,114 |
| Prince Alfred College, Kent Town | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,127 | 1,143 |
| Annesley College, Wayville | Independent | Primary | 1.8 km | 292 | 1,164 |
| St Peter's College, St Peters | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,585 | 1,164 |
| Temple Christian College, Mile End | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,151 | 1,043 |
| North Adelaide Primary School, North Adelaide | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 296 | 1,144 |
| St Dominic's Priory College, North Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 658 | 1,080 |
| Rose Park Primary School, Rose Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 525 | 1,162 |
| Parkside Primary School, Parkside | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 331 | 1,126 |
| Saint Spyridon College, Unley | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 39 | 1,081 |
| St George College - Senior Campus, Mile End | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 350 | 1,046 |
| Norwood Primary School, Norwood | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 361 | 1,148 |
| St Raphael's School, Parkside | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 96 | 1,048 |
| Goodwood Primary School, Goodwood | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 408 | 1,147 |
| Wilderness School, Medindie | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 856 | 1,176 |
| St Thomas' School, Goodwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 297 | 1,116 |
| St Patrick's Special School, Dulwich | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 51 | 1,115 |
| Unley Primary School, Unley | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 470 | 1,154 |
| Richmond Primary School, Keswick | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 362 | 1,122 |
| East Adelaide School, St Peters | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 495 | 1,117 |
| Warriappendi Secondary School, Thebarton | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 100 | 752 |
| Blackfriars Priory School, Prospect | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 786 | 1,037 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Brompton | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 153 | 1,105 |
| Walkerville Primary School, Walkerville | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 548 | 1,139 |
| Thebarton Senior College, Torrensville | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,284 | 951 |
| Walford Anglican School for Girls, Hyde Park | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 400 | 1,162 |
| St Joseph's Memorial School, Norwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 192 | 1,108 |
| Aspect Treetop School, Ashford | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 75 | 1,080 |
| Sunrise Christian School Fullarton, Fullarton | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 175 | 1,133 |
| Prescott College, Prospect | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 206 | 1,016 |
| Loreto College, Marryatville | Catholic | Combined | 3.8 km | 717 | 1,098 |
| Mary MacKillop College, Kensington | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 291 | 1,077 |
| Cowandilla Primary School, Cowandilla | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 341 | 1,051 |
| Bowden Brompton Community School, Brompton | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 145 | 906 |
| Tenison Woods Catholic Primary School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 262 | 1,084 |
| St Andrew's School, Walkerville | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 376 | 1,191 |
| Brompton Primary School, Renown Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 175 | 1,001 |
| Glenunga International High School, Glenunga | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 2,340 | 1,153 |
| Marryatville High School, Marryatville | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,759 | 1,120 |
| Concordia College, Highgate | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,312 | 1,140 |
| Torrensville Primary School, Torrensville | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 380 | 1,099 |
| Trinity Gardens School, Trinity Gardens | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 695 | 1,103 |
| St Joseph's School, West Hindmarsh | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 223 | 1,063 |
| Marryatville Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 506 | 1,127 |
| St Joseph's School, Payneham South | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 494 | 1,092 |
| St Monica's Parish School, Walkerville | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 192 | 1,102 |
| Pembroke School - Middle School Campus, Kensington Park | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,672 | 1,171 |
| Highgate School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 616 | 1,150 |
| Black Forest Primary School, Black Forest | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 410 | 1,108 |
| Prospect Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 537 | 1,109 |
| St John Bosco School, Brooklyn Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 252 | 1,054 |
| Rosary School, Prospect | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 484 | 1,101 |
| Linden Park Primary School, Linden Park | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 981 | 1,160 |
| Cabra Dominican College, Cumberland Park | Catholic | Combined | 4.8 km | 1,165 | 1,065 |
| Glen Osmond Primary School, Myrtle Bank | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 363 | 1,143 |
| Open Access College, Marden | Government | Combined | 4.9 km | 4,028 | 1,017 |
| Marden Senior College, Marden | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 496 | 1,041 |
| Allenby Gardens Primary School, Allenby Gardens | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 392 | 1,062 |
| Flinders Park Primary School, Flinders Park | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 187 | 1,037 |
| Australian Islamic College Adelaide, West Croydon | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 589 | 1,016 |
| Vale Park Primary School, Vale Park | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 393 | 1,097 |
| Urrbrae Agricultural High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 1,102 | 1,074 |
| Nazareth Catholic College - Flinders Park Campus, Flinders Park | Catholic | Secondary | 5.2 km | 2,576 | 1,049 |
| Seymour College, Glen Osmond | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 715 | 1,150 |
| Adelaide Secondary School of English, West Croydon | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 487 | 961 |
Sources
More for Adelaide
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401011001/adelaide/topic/education