74.2% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.4%
- 2016: 76.5%
- 2021: 74.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bedford Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bedford Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and degrees define Bedford Park, where 74.2% of residents completed Year 12. This is far above both the state and national figures, marking the area as a highly educated hub. The community's academic profile is underpinned by a strong concentration of university-level qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the highest at this level, with 74.2% of people finishing school. This is far above the 54.6% seen across South Australia and 15 points higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bedford Park, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 11 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 34.2% of adults, which is much higher than most areas. This figure is far above the state average of 22.7% and well above the national figure.
34.2% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 34.2%
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 Bedford Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Postgraduate degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in Health at 18%, followed by Society and Culture at 14.2% and Management and Commerce at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bedford Park has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with 27 schools within 3km. The average school advantage score of 1,068 is also much higher than most areas.
7.19
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 88% 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).
400
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,068
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bedford Park
27 schools — 10,800 students, average ICSEA 1,068.
By sector: Government 18 · Independent 5 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 5 · Combined 5
| Australian Science and Mathematics School, Bedford Park | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 419 | 1,101 |
| Suneden Specialist School, Mitchell Park | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 72 | 1,065 |
| Sunrise Christian School Marion, Marion | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| Bellevue Heights Primary School, Bellevue Heights | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 177 | 1,090 |
| Darlington Primary School, Seacombe Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 184 | 964 |
| Seaview High School, Seacombe Heights | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,377 | 1,038 |
| Stella Maris Parish School, Seacombe Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 429 | 1,086 |
| St Bernadette's School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 205 | 1,085 |
| Marion Primary School, Marion | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 149 | 1,032 |
| Eden Hills Primary School, Eden Hills | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 229 | 1,116 |
| Westminster School, Marion | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,401 | 1,139 |
| Clovelly Park Primary School, Clovelly Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 222 | 1,038 |
| Hamilton Secondary College, Mitchell Park | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 609 | 994 |
| Christ the King School, Warradale | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 179 | 1,079 |
| Blackwood High School, Eden Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,211 | 1,059 |
| Blackwood Primary School, Eden Hills | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 363 | 1,095 |
| Warradale Primary School, Warradale | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 286 | 1,032 |
| Flagstaff Hill Primary School, Flagstaff Hill | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 432 | 1,067 |
| IQRA College, O'Halloran Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 734 | 1,067 |
| Seaview Downs Primary School, Seaview Downs | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 324 | 1,051 |
| Kilparrin Teaching and Assessment School and Services, Park Holme | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 34 | 1,035 |
| SA School and Services for Vision Impaired, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 20 | 965 |
| Ascot Park Primary School, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 189 | 1,025 |
| Springbank Secondary College, Pasadena | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 249 | 1,021 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 726 | 1,077 |
| Concordia College (St Peters Campus, Blackwood), Blackwood | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 88 | 1,119 |
| St Therese School, Colonel Light Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 172 | 1,087 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bedford Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40087/bedford-park/topic/education