67.0% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 67.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ascot Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ascot Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of people in Ascot Park finished high school than in most other areas, with 67% completing Year 12. This strong educational foundation is reflected in the high number of adults holding university degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is 67%, which is far above the South Australian figure of 54.6% and well above the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ascot Park, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 32.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the 22.7% seen across South Australia.
32.1% ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 32.1%
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 Ascot Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 20.5%, followed by health at 15.3% and society and culture at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 31 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,089, which is much higher than most areas.
31
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).
418
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,089
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ascot Park
31 schools — 12,950 students, average ICSEA 1,089.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 7 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 19 · Combined 9 · Secondary 3
| Kilparrin Teaching and Assessment School and Services, Park Holme | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 34 | 1,035 |
| SA School and Services for Vision Impaired, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 20 | 965 |
| Ascot Park Primary School, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 189 | 1,025 |
| Hamilton Secondary College, Mitchell Park | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 609 | 994 |
| Clovelly Park Primary School, Clovelly Park | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 222 | 1,038 |
| Forbes Primary School, South Plympton | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 235 | 1,002 |
| Dara School, Morphettville | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 93 | 1,176 |
| Westminster School, Marion | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,401 | 1,139 |
| Marion Primary School, Marion | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 149 | 1,032 |
| Edwardstown Primary School, Melrose Park | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 512 | 1,098 |
| Emmaus Christian College, South Plympton | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,084 | 1,137 |
| St Bernadette's School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 205 | 1,085 |
| St Anthony's School, Edwardstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 116 | 1,090 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic School, Plympton | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 361 | 1,081 |
| Our Lady of Grace School, Glengowrie | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 225 | 1,075 |
| Springbank Secondary College, Pasadena | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 249 | 1,021 |
| Warradale Primary School, Warradale | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 286 | 1,032 |
| Suneden Specialist School, Mitchell Park | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 72 | 1,065 |
| St Therese School, Colonel Light Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 172 | 1,087 |
| Plympton International College, Plympton | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 825 | 1,044 |
| Immanuel College, Novar Gardens | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,184 | 1,117 |
| Christ the King School, Warradale | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 179 | 1,079 |
| Immanuel Primary School, Novar Gardens | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 575 | 1,120 |
| Sunrise Christian School Marion, Marion | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| Plympton Primary School, Plympton | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 272 | 1,071 |
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, Colonel Light Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 688 | 1,119 |
| Errington Special Education Centre, Plympton | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 103 | 1,030 |
| Black Forest Primary School, Black Forest | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 410 | 1,108 |
| Cabra Dominican College, Cumberland Park | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,165 | 1,065 |
| Paringa Park Primary School, North Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 515 | 1,101 |
| Westbourne Park Primary School, Westbourne Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 480 | 1,126 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ascot Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40044/ascot-park/topic/education