58.8% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.2%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
The Parks · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in The Parks
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 4.1 percentage points separates the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree in The Parks from the national figure. While university qualifications are lower than the Australian average, the area has seen a steady climb in both degree attainment and high school completion over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the South Australian figure. This is a significant increase, with the rate rising 14 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In The Parks, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 9 or below is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 9.2 points since 2011 to reach 22.2%. This is about the same as the South Australian average, though well below the national figure.
22.2% ▲ +69.9%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 22.2%
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 The Parks, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 17.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.4% and society and culture at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 3 primary schools, which is smaller than about 55% of similar areas. While there are 42 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.91
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
42
Higher than 84% 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).
982
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
327
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Lower than 57% 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 The Parks
42 schools — 15,995 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 15 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 28 · Combined 8 · Secondary 6
| Woodville Gardens School Birth-6, Woodville Gardens | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 478 | 983 |
| St Patrick's School, Mansfield Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 180 | 1,002 |
| Challa Gardens Primary School, Kilkenny | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 251 | 982 |
| The Grove Education Centre, Woodville | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 63 | 992 |
| Ngutu College, Woodville North | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 260 | 909 |
| Woodville High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,170 | 973 |
| Whitefriars School, Woodville Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 603 | 1,076 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 324 | 1,024 |
| St Brigid's School, Kilburn | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 165 | 965 |
| St Joseph's School, Ottoway | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 154 | 990 |
| Pennington School R-6, Pennington | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 262 | 934 |
| Adelaide Secondary School of English, West Croydon | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 487 | 961 |
| Woodville Primary School, Woodville South | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 204 | 1,020 |
| Kilkenny Primary School, West Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 450 | 1,069 |
| Australian Islamic College Adelaide, West Croydon | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 589 | 1,016 |
| Mount Carmel College Secondary Campus, Rosewater | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,204 | 1,008 |
| Blair Athol North B-6 School, Blair Athol | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 383 | 918 |
| St Paul Lutheran School, Blair Athol | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 260 | 1,062 |
| Prospect North Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 373 | 1,037 |
| Rosary School, Prospect | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 484 | 1,101 |
| Prospect Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 537 | 1,109 |
| Enfield Primary School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 188 | 978 |
| St Gabriel's School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 306 | 1,032 |
| Brompton Primary School, Renown Park | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 175 | 1,001 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Enfield | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 478 | 960 |
| Bowden Brompton Community School, Brompton | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 145 | 906 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace School, Albert Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 278 | 1,043 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Brompton | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 153 | 1,105 |
| Allenby Gardens Primary School, Allenby Gardens | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 392 | 1,062 |
| Nailsworth Primary School, Nailsworth | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 548 | 1,106 |
| St Joseph's School, West Hindmarsh | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 223 | 1,063 |
| Prescott College, Prospect | Independent | Secondary | 4.8 km | 206 | 1,016 |
| Blackfriars Priory School, Prospect | Catholic | Combined | 4.9 km | 786 | 1,037 |
| Youth Education Centre - Goldsborough Road Campus (Cavan), Cavan | Government | Combined | 5.3 km | 28 | 894 |
| Pooraka Primary School, Pooraka | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 182 | 954 |
| Warriappendi Secondary School, Thebarton | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 100 | 752 |
| St Dominic's Priory College, North Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 5.8 km | 658 | 1,080 |
| St Monica's Parish School, Walkerville | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 192 | 1,102 |
| North Adelaide Primary School, North Adelaide | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 296 | 1,144 |
| St Andrew's School, Walkerville | Independent | Primary | 6.0 km | 376 | 1,191 |
| Wilderness School, Medindie | Independent | Combined | 6.1 km | 856 | 1,176 |
| Walkerville Primary School, Walkerville | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 548 | 1,139 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in The Parks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/404021102/the-parks/topic/education