60.1% ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Athol Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Athol Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Athol Park finished high school in 2021 than in previous years, with 60.1% of residents completing Year 12. This is well above the South Australian figure of 54.6%. While university degrees are less common than the national average, the area has a strong foundation of school and vocational training.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are much higher than most areas, sitting at 60.1%. This is a little above the Australian figure of 58.8% and well above the state average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Athol Park, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 9 or below is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the national figure of 26.3% and the state average of 22.7%.
19.3% ▲ +82.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 19.3%
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 Athol Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.8%, followed by engineering at 15.1% and society and culture at 15.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 14 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with half being government-run and 42.9% being Catholic.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
407
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Athol Park
14 schools — 5,693 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| St Patrick's School, Mansfield Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 180 | 1,002 |
| Pennington School R-6, Pennington | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 262 | 934 |
| Woodville Gardens School Birth-6, Woodville Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 478 | 983 |
| Ngutu College, Woodville North | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 260 | 909 |
| St Joseph's School, Ottoway | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 154 | 990 |
| Mount Carmel College Secondary Campus, Rosewater | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,204 | 1,008 |
| Woodville High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,170 | 973 |
| The Grove Education Centre, Woodville | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 63 | 992 |
| Whitefriars School, Woodville Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 603 | 1,076 |
| Challa Gardens Primary School, Kilkenny | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 251 | 982 |
| Alberton Primary School, Queenstown | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 262 | 1,002 |
| Woodville Primary School, Woodville South | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 204 | 1,020 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace School, Albert Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 278 | 1,043 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 324 | 1,024 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Athol Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40050/athol-park/topic/education