72.7% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 72.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ashford · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ashford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of learning shape daily life in Ashford, where 42.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure and marks the area as one of the most qualified places in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 72.7% of people completing Year 12. This is far above the 54.6% seen across South Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ashford, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a strong academic profile, as the proportion of adults with a university degree is far above the state and national figures. Nearly 19% of residents hold a postgraduate degree.
42.5% ▲ +68.8%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 42.5%
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 Ashford, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Ashford are most common in management and commerce, which 23.6% of qualified residents hold. Health, engineering, and society and culture also feature strongly.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas. There are 31 schools within 3km, with about 42% being government run.
4.90
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
487
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,095
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ashford
31 schools — 15,094 students, average ICSEA 1,095.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 10 · Catholic 8
By type: Primary 17 · Combined 10 · Secondary 4
| Aspect Treetop School, Ashford | Independent | Combined | 0.2 km | 75 | 1,080 |
| Richmond Primary School, Keswick | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 362 | 1,122 |
| Goodwood Primary School, Goodwood | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 408 | 1,147 |
| Black Forest Primary School, Black Forest | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 410 | 1,108 |
| St Thomas' School, Goodwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 297 | 1,116 |
| Tenison Woods Catholic Primary School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 262 | 1,084 |
| Plympton Primary School, Plympton | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 272 | 1,071 |
| Sturt Street Community School, Adelaide | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 162 | 1,114 |
| Cowandilla Primary School, Cowandilla | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 341 | 1,051 |
| Annesley College, Wayville | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 292 | 1,164 |
| Cabra Dominican College, Cumberland Park | Catholic | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,165 | 1,065 |
| St Anthony's School, Edwardstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 116 | 1,090 |
| St Mary's College, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 659 | 1,073 |
| Westbourne Park Primary School, Westbourne Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 480 | 1,126 |
| Adelaide High School, Adelaide | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,821 | 1,094 |
| Emmaus Christian College, South Plympton | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,084 | 1,137 |
| Muirden Senior College, Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 91 | 1,079 |
| Errington Special Education Centre, Plympton | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 103 | 1,030 |
| Pulteney Grammar School, Adelaide | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 839 | 1,170 |
| Temple Christian College, Mile End | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,151 | 1,043 |
| St George College - Senior Campus, Mile End | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 350 | 1,046 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic School, Plympton | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 361 | 1,081 |
| Plympton International College, Plympton | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 825 | 1,044 |
| Saint Spyridon College, Unley | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 39 | 1,081 |
| Walford Anglican School for Girls, Hyde Park | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 400 | 1,162 |
| Unley Primary School, Unley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 470 | 1,154 |
| Gilles Street Primary School, Adelaide | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 275 | 1,107 |
| St John Bosco School, Brooklyn Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 252 | 1,054 |
| Edwardstown Primary School, Melrose Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 512 | 1,098 |
| St Aloysius College, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,091 | 1,081 |
| Youthinc. Enterprise Academy, Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 129 | 1,029 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ashford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40046/ashford/topic/education