76.5% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 71.2%
- 2016: 73.3%
- 2021: 76.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Adelaide City · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Adelaide City
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Highly qualified professionals define the daily life of Adelaide City, where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This creates a community with an exceptionally high level of education compared to both the state and the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the national figure, with 76.5% of people completing Year 12. This figure has risen by 5.3 percentage points since 2011, leaving the area much higher than most other places.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Adelaide City, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 11 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A huge 45.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the South Australian figure of 22.7%. This high level of qualification has grown significantly, climbing 9.7 percentage points since 2011.
45.5% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 45.5%
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 City, 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 fields of study are management and commerce at 22.1%, followed by society and culture at 13.8% and health at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 14 schools with a high number of schools per 1,000 children. These schools are much larger and have a much higher advantage score than most similar areas.
14
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
9.63
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8,997
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
643
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,096
Higher than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Adelaide City
14 schools — 8,997 students, average ICSEA 1,096.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 5 · Catholic 4
By type: Secondary 6 · Combined 5 · Primary 3
| Adelaide High School, Adelaide | Government | Secondary | — | 1,821 | 1,094 |
| Adelaide Botanic High School, Adelaide | Government | Secondary | — | 1,258 | 1,103 |
| St Aloysius College, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | — | 1,091 | 1,081 |
| Christian Brothers College - Senior Campus, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | — | 990 | 1,074 |
| Pulteney Grammar School, Adelaide | Independent | Combined | — | 839 | 1,170 |
| St Mary's College, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | — | 659 | 1,073 |
| St Dominic's Priory College, North Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | — | 658 | 1,080 |
| University Senior College at Adelaide University - Jordan Campus, Adelaide University | Independent | Secondary | — | 523 | 1,092 |
| North Adelaide Primary School, North Adelaide | Government | Primary | — | 296 | 1,144 |
| Gilles Street Primary School, Adelaide | Government | Primary | — | 275 | 1,107 |
| Specialised Assistance School For Youth (SASY), Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | — | 205 | 1,026 |
| Sturt Street Community School, Adelaide | Government | Primary | — | 162 | 1,114 |
| Youthinc. Enterprise Academy, Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | — | 129 | 1,029 |
| Muirden Senior College, Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | — | 91 | 1,079 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Adelaide City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40101/adelaide-city/topic/education