64.6% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Athelstone · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Athelstone
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 64.6% of adults in Athelstone finished Year 12, which is far above the South Australian figure. This area has a highly educated population, with a much higher rate of university degrees and school completion than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the national average at 64.6%. This is much higher than most areas, with only 7.2% of residents finishing at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Athelstone, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, as 29.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national and state figures, with 32.3% of people holding a bachelor degree as their highest qualification.
29.8% ▲ +46.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 29.8%
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 Athelstone, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Athelstone has a higher average school size than most areas and an advantage score that is much higher than most. While there are only 1.93 schools per 1,000 children, there are 21 schools within 3km, which is more than 90% of similar areas.
1.93
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 87% 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).
505
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,066
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Athelstone
21 schools — 10,595 students, average ICSEA 1,066.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| Athelstone School, Athelstone | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 368 | 1,100 |
| Saint Ignatius' College - Senior School Campus, Athelstone | Catholic | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,421 | 1,151 |
| Thorndon Park Primary School, Athelstone | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 266 | 1,069 |
| Paradise Primary School, Paradise | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 141 | 1,022 |
| Highbury Primary School, Hope Valley | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 499 | 1,054 |
| Charles Campbell College, Paradise | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,188 | 1,018 |
| Adelaide East Education Centre, Campbelltown | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 49 | 1,056 |
| Stradbroke School, Rostrevor | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 694 | 1,111 |
| St Francis of Assisi School, Newton | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 246 | 1,049 |
| Torrens Valley Christian School, Hope Valley | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 565 | 1,085 |
| Dernancourt School, Dernancourt | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 326 | 1,046 |
| Modbury South Primary School, Hope Valley | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 179 | 1,011 |
| Sunrise Christian School Paradise, Paradise | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 175 | 1,096 |
| Modbury Special School, Hope Valley | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 166 | 997 |
| Kildare College, Holden Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 768 | 1,051 |
| Rostrevor College, Woodforde | Catholic | Combined | 3.8 km | 985 | 1,064 |
| Modbury High School, Modbury | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 926 | 1,005 |
| Ardtornish Primary School, St Agnes | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 462 | 1,044 |
| East Torrens Primary School, Hectorville | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 350 | 1,073 |
| Morialta Secondary College, Rostrevor | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 570 | 1,075 |
| St Agnes School P - 6, St Agnes | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 251 | 1,039 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Athelstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40049/athelstone/topic/education