75.2% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 70.4%
- 2021: 75.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Goodwood - Millswood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Goodwood - Millswood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of formal learning shape daily life in Goodwood - Millswood, where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This academic focus is reflected in a community that is far more likely to have finished high school than most other Australian areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 75.2% of residents finishing Year 12. This figure is far above the national average of 58.8% and has risen by 9 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Goodwood - Millswood, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Academic achievement is striking, as 45.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the South Australian figure of 22.7% and has grown steadily over the last decade.
45.9% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 45.9%
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 Goodwood - Millswood, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Certificate III / IV (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 21.2%, followed by health at 16% and society and culture at 15.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five schools and 1,807 enrolments, with an advantage score among the highest for its level. The local school sector is split evenly between government and independent providers, with Catholic schools making up the remaining 20%.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.87
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
55
Higher than 89% 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).
1,807
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
361
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,139
Higher than 94% 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 Goodwood - Millswood
55 schools — 32,710 students, average ICSEA 1,107.
By sector: Government 26 · Independent 16 · Catholic 13
By type: Primary 27 · Combined 16 · Secondary 12
| St Thomas' School, Goodwood | Catholic | Primary | 0.2 km | 297 | 1,116 |
| Goodwood Primary School, Goodwood | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 408 | 1,147 |
| Aspect Treetop School, Ashford | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 75 | 1,080 |
| Cabra Dominican College, Cumberland Park | Catholic | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,165 | 1,065 |
| Annesley College, Wayville | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 292 | 1,164 |
| Walford Anglican School for Girls, Hyde Park | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 400 | 1,162 |
| Westbourne Park Primary School, Westbourne Park | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 480 | 1,126 |
| Black Forest Primary School, Black Forest | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 410 | 1,108 |
| Unley Primary School, Unley | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 470 | 1,154 |
| Saint Spyridon College, Unley | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 39 | 1,081 |
| Richmond Primary School, Keswick | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 362 | 1,122 |
| Sturt Street Community School, Adelaide | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 162 | 1,114 |
| St Anthony's School, Edwardstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 116 | 1,090 |
| Pulteney Grammar School, Adelaide | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 839 | 1,170 |
| Mitcham Girls High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 754 | 1,083 |
| Muirden Senior College, Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 91 | 1,079 |
| Gilles Street Primary School, Adelaide | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 275 | 1,107 |
| Concordia College, Highgate | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,312 | 1,140 |
| St Joseph's School, Kingswood | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 256 | 1,135 |
| Sunrise Christian School Fullarton, Fullarton | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 175 | 1,133 |
| St Mary's College, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 2.9 km | 659 | 1,073 |
| Parkside Primary School, Parkside | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 331 | 1,126 |
| Edwardstown Primary School, Melrose Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 512 | 1,098 |
| St Aloysius College, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,091 | 1,081 |
| Highgate School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 616 | 1,150 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 629 | 1,121 |
| St Raphael's School, Parkside | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 96 | 1,048 |
| Tenison Woods Catholic Primary School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 262 | 1,084 |
| Plympton Primary School, Plympton | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 272 | 1,071 |
| Adelaide High School, Adelaide | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,821 | 1,094 |
| Unley High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,547 | 1,084 |
| Christian Brothers College - Senior Campus, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 3.3 km | 990 | 1,074 |
| Emmaus Christian College, South Plympton | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,084 | 1,137 |
| Specialised Assistance School For Youth (SASY), Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 205 | 1,026 |
| Urrbrae Agricultural High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,102 | 1,074 |
| Youthinc. Enterprise Academy, Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 129 | 1,029 |
| Cowandilla Primary School, Cowandilla | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 341 | 1,051 |
| Temple Christian College, Mile End | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,151 | 1,043 |
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, Colonel Light Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 688 | 1,119 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic School, Plympton | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 361 | 1,081 |
| Scotch College - Torrens Park Campus, Torrens Park | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,213 | 1,146 |
| St George College - Senior Campus, Mile End | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 350 | 1,046 |
| St Therese School, Colonel Light Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 172 | 1,087 |
| Errington Special Education Centre, Plympton | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 103 | 1,030 |
| Forbes Primary School, South Plympton | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 235 | 1,002 |
| Plympton International College, Plympton | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 825 | 1,044 |
| Glenunga International High School, Glenunga | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 2,340 | 1,153 |
| University Senior College at Adelaide University - Jordan Campus, Adelaide University | Independent | Secondary | 4.2 km | 523 | 1,092 |
| Prince Alfred College, Kent Town | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,127 | 1,143 |
| Glen Osmond Primary School, Myrtle Bank | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 363 | 1,143 |
| Mercedes College, Springfield | Catholic | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,111 | 1,133 |
| Rose Park Primary School, Rose Park | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 525 | 1,162 |
| Springbank Secondary College, Pasadena | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 249 | 1,021 |
| St Patrick's Special School, Dulwich | Catholic | Combined | 4.4 km | 51 | 1,115 |
| Adelaide Botanic High School, Adelaide | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,258 | 1,103 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Goodwood - Millswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401071023/goodwood-millswood/topic/education