72.0% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 72.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Prospect · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Prospect
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Prospect hold high-level qualifications than in most similar areas. This is a well-educated community where 40.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has climbed steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 72% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8% and has risen by 10 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Prospect, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area's strong academic profile is clear, as 40.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the South Australian figure of 22.7% and reflects an 11 point increase since 2011.
40.3% ▲ +38.0%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 40.3%
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 Prospect, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 21.4%, followed by health at 13.5% and society and culture at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Prospect has five schools and 2,386 enrolments, with a school advantage score that is higher than most areas. There are 44 schools within 3km, which is more than about 86% of similar areas.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.83
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
44
Higher than 86% 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).
2,386
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
477
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,064
Higher than 71% 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 Prospect
44 schools — 25,856 students, average ICSEA 1,057.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 11 · Independent 9
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 11 · Combined 7
| Rosary School, Prospect | Catholic | Primary | 0.2 km | 484 | 1,101 |
| Prospect Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 537 | 1,109 |
| Prescott College, Prospect | Independent | Secondary | 1.0 km | 206 | 1,016 |
| Nailsworth Primary School, Nailsworth | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 548 | 1,106 |
| Prospect North Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 373 | 1,037 |
| Blackfriars Priory School, Prospect | Catholic | Combined | 1.2 km | 786 | 1,037 |
| Brompton Primary School, Renown Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 175 | 1,001 |
| Bowden Brompton Community School, Brompton | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 145 | 906 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Enfield | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 478 | 960 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Brompton | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 153 | 1,105 |
| Wilderness School, Medindie | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 856 | 1,176 |
| St Andrew's School, Walkerville | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 376 | 1,191 |
| St Monica's Parish School, Walkerville | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 192 | 1,102 |
| Walkerville Primary School, Walkerville | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 548 | 1,139 |
| North Adelaide Primary School, North Adelaide | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 296 | 1,144 |
| Enfield Primary School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 188 | 978 |
| Adelaide Secondary School of English, West Croydon | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 487 | 961 |
| St Brigid's School, Kilburn | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 165 | 965 |
| St Paul Lutheran School, Blair Athol | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 260 | 1,062 |
| Australian Islamic College Adelaide, West Croydon | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 589 | 1,016 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 324 | 1,024 |
| St Dominic's Priory College, North Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 658 | 1,080 |
| Vale Park Primary School, Vale Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 393 | 1,097 |
| St Joseph's School, West Hindmarsh | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 223 | 1,063 |
| Hampstead Primary School, Greenacres | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 243 | 1,032 |
| Challa Gardens Primary School, Kilkenny | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 251 | 982 |
| Blair Athol North B-6 School, Blair Athol | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 383 | 918 |
| Kilkenny Primary School, West Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 450 | 1,069 |
| Warriappendi Secondary School, Thebarton | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 100 | 752 |
| University Senior College at Adelaide University - Jordan Campus, Adelaide University | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 523 | 1,092 |
| Adelaide Botanic High School, Adelaide | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,258 | 1,103 |
| St Gabriel's School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 306 | 1,032 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Greenacres | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 691 | 1,085 |
| East Adelaide School, St Peters | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 495 | 1,117 |
| Allenby Gardens Primary School, Allenby Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 392 | 1,062 |
| Open Access College, Marden | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 4,028 | 1,017 |
| Marden Senior College, Marden | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 496 | 1,041 |
| Youthinc. Enterprise Academy, Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 4.3 km | 129 | 1,029 |
| St Peter's College, St Peters | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,585 | 1,164 |
| Temple Christian College, Mile End | Independent | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,151 | 1,043 |
| Woodville Gardens School Birth-6, Woodville Gardens | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 478 | 983 |
| Thebarton Senior College, Torrensville | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,284 | 951 |
| Adelaide High School, Adelaide | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,821 | 1,094 |
| Northfield Primary School, Northfield | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 352 | 982 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401061021/prospect/topic/education