64.9% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.9%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Allenby Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Allenby Gardens
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees than most similar areas define Allenby Gardens. About 65% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far above the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This strong educational foundation is reflected in the high proportion of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most areas, sitting at 64.9% compared to 58.8% nationally.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Allenby Gardens, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 28.5% of adults, which is well above the South Australian rate of 22.7%.
28.5% ▲ +47.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 28.5%
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 Allenby Gardens, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 34 schools within 3km, among the largest number for an area of this level, with government schools making up 58.8% of the sector.
3.24
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality 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).
466
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Allenby Gardens
34 schools — 15,843 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 10 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 8 · Combined 7
| Allenby Gardens Primary School, Allenby Gardens | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 392 | 1,062 |
| St Joseph's School, West Hindmarsh | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 223 | 1,063 |
| Flinders Park Primary School, Flinders Park | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 187 | 1,037 |
| Kilkenny Primary School, West Croydon | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 450 | 1,069 |
| Nazareth Catholic College - Flinders Park Campus, Flinders Park | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 2,576 | 1,049 |
| Australian Islamic College Adelaide, West Croydon | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 589 | 1,016 |
| Our Lady of La Vang School, Flinders Park | Catholic | Combined | 1.6 km | 70 | 1,066 |
| Warriappendi Secondary School, Thebarton | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 100 | 752 |
| Thebarton Senior College, Torrensville | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,284 | 951 |
| Torrensville Primary School, Torrensville | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 380 | 1,099 |
| Adelaide Secondary School of English, West Croydon | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 487 | 961 |
| Underdale High School, Underdale | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 629 | 1,000 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 324 | 1,024 |
| Bowden Brompton Community School, Brompton | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 145 | 906 |
| Findon High School, Findon | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 467 | 978 |
| Whitefriars School, Woodville Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 603 | 1,076 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Brompton | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 153 | 1,105 |
| Lockleys North Primary School, Lockleys | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 422 | 1,069 |
| Brompton Primary School, Renown Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 175 | 1,001 |
| Challa Gardens Primary School, Kilkenny | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 251 | 982 |
| St George College - Senior Campus, Mile End | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 350 | 1,046 |
| St Dominic's Priory College, North Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 658 | 1,080 |
| Kidman Park Primary School, Kidman Park | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 485 | 1,053 |
| Woodville Primary School, Woodville South | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 204 | 1,020 |
| St John Bosco School, Brooklyn Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 252 | 1,054 |
| Seaton Park Primary School, Seaton | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 149 | 999 |
| Temple Christian College, Mile End | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,151 | 1,043 |
| The Grove Education Centre, Woodville | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 63 | 992 |
| Woodville High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,170 | 973 |
| Brooklyn Park Primary School, Brooklyn Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 118 | 1,066 |
| Cowandilla Primary School, Cowandilla | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 341 | 1,051 |
| St Francis School, Lockleys | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 457 | 1,075 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace School, Albert Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 278 | 1,043 |
| Ngutu College, Woodville North | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 260 | 909 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Allenby Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40012/allenby-gardens/topic/education