65.8% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 53.7%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Edwardstown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Edwardstown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Edwardstown have finished high school and university than a decade ago. The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 11 points since 2011 to 32.3%, while those completing Year 12 also climbed 12 points to 65.8%. This makes the area's educational levels well above the national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is strong here, with 65.8% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the South Australian figure of 54.6% and well above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Edwardstown, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A typical resident is more likely to hold a university degree than in most other areas. About 32.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the 26.3% seen across Australia.
32.3% ▲ +51.9%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 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 Edwardstown, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 20.7%. Society and culture, health, and engineering also make up significant shares of the local degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher advantage score than most areas. While there are only 3 schools in the immediate area, residents have access to 39 different schools within a 3 km radius.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.36
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
39
Higher than 80% 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).
1,435
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
478
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,111
Higher than 87% 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 Edwardstown
39 schools — 15,230 students, average ICSEA 1,093.
By sector: Government 21 · Independent 9 · Catholic 9
By type: Primary 26 · Combined 10 · Secondary 3
| Forbes Primary School, South Plympton | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 235 | 1,002 |
| Emmaus Christian College, South Plympton | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,084 | 1,137 |
| St Anthony's School, Edwardstown | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 116 | 1,090 |
| Edwardstown Primary School, Melrose Park | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 512 | 1,098 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic School, Plympton | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 361 | 1,081 |
| Ascot Park Primary School, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 189 | 1,025 |
| Kilparrin Teaching and Assessment School and Services, Park Holme | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 34 | 1,035 |
| SA School and Services for Vision Impaired, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 20 | 965 |
| Plympton Primary School, Plympton | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 272 | 1,071 |
| Black Forest Primary School, Black Forest | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 410 | 1,108 |
| Plympton International College, Plympton | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 825 | 1,044 |
| Cabra Dominican College, Cumberland Park | Catholic | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,165 | 1,065 |
| Errington Special Education Centre, Plympton | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 103 | 1,030 |
| Dara School, Morphettville | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 93 | 1,176 |
| Clovelly Park Primary School, Clovelly Park | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 222 | 1,038 |
| Hamilton Secondary College, Mitchell Park | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 609 | 994 |
| Westbourne Park Primary School, Westbourne Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 480 | 1,126 |
| Immanuel College, Novar Gardens | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,184 | 1,117 |
| Immanuel Primary School, Novar Gardens | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 575 | 1,120 |
| Springbank Secondary College, Pasadena | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 249 | 1,021 |
| St Therese School, Colonel Light Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 172 | 1,087 |
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, Colonel Light Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 688 | 1,119 |
| Our Lady of Grace School, Glengowrie | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 225 | 1,075 |
| Aspect Treetop School, Ashford | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 75 | 1,080 |
| Westminster School, Marion | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,401 | 1,139 |
| St Bernadette's School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 205 | 1,085 |
| Marion Primary School, Marion | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 149 | 1,032 |
| Goodwood Primary School, Goodwood | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 408 | 1,147 |
| St Thomas' School, Goodwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 297 | 1,116 |
| Richmond Primary School, Keswick | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 362 | 1,122 |
| Warradale Primary School, Warradale | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 286 | 1,032 |
| Clapham Primary School, Clapham | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 243 | 1,098 |
| Tenison Woods Catholic Primary School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 262 | 1,084 |
| Suneden Specialist School, Mitchell Park | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 72 | 1,065 |
| Christ the King School, Warradale | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 179 | 1,079 |
| Sunrise Christian School Marion, Marion | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| Paringa Park Primary School, North Brighton | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 515 | 1,101 |
| Cowandilla Primary School, Cowandilla | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 341 | 1,051 |
| Annesley College, Wayville | Independent | Primary | 4.9 km | 292 | 1,164 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Edwardstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403021058/edwardstown/topic/education