74.7% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 74.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bowden · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bowden
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have risen sharply in Bowden, where nearly half of all adults now hold a university degree. This makes the area one of the most qualified places in the region, with school completion rates and degree levels sitting far above national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high here at 74.7%, which is far above the national figure of 58.8% and the state's 54.6%. Very few residents left school before Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bowden, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 11 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, with 47.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 26.3% seen across Australia.
47.1% ▲ +79.6%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 47.1%
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 Bowden, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 18.6%, followed by society and culture at 13.7% and health at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 32 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for any area of this size. These schools are typically much larger than those in most other areas.
32
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).
595
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,064
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 Bowden
32 schools — 19,024 students, average ICSEA 1,064.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 8 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 10 · Combined 7
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Brompton | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 153 | 1,105 |
| Bowden Brompton Community School, Brompton | Government | Combined | 0.8 km | 145 | 906 |
| St Dominic's Priory College, North Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 0.9 km | 658 | 1,080 |
| Brompton Primary School, Renown Park | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 175 | 1,001 |
| St Joseph's School, West Hindmarsh | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 223 | 1,063 |
| Warriappendi Secondary School, Thebarton | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 100 | 752 |
| Blackfriars Priory School, Prospect | Catholic | Combined | 1.6 km | 786 | 1,037 |
| North Adelaide Primary School, North Adelaide | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 296 | 1,144 |
| Australian Islamic College Adelaide, West Croydon | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 589 | 1,016 |
| Prescott College, Prospect | Independent | Secondary | 1.9 km | 206 | 1,016 |
| Adelaide Secondary School of English, West Croydon | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 487 | 961 |
| Prospect Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 537 | 1,109 |
| Rosary School, Prospect | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 484 | 1,101 |
| Thebarton Senior College, Torrensville | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,284 | 951 |
| Allenby Gardens Primary School, Allenby Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 392 | 1,062 |
| Temple Christian College, Mile End | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,151 | 1,043 |
| St George College - Senior Campus, Mile End | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 350 | 1,046 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 324 | 1,024 |
| Wilderness School, Medindie | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 856 | 1,176 |
| University Senior College at Adelaide University - Jordan Campus, Adelaide University | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 523 | 1,092 |
| Adelaide High School, Adelaide | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,821 | 1,094 |
| Youthinc. Enterprise Academy, Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 129 | 1,029 |
| Kilkenny Primary School, West Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 450 | 1,069 |
| Torrensville Primary School, Torrensville | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 380 | 1,099 |
| Adelaide Botanic High School, Adelaide | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,258 | 1,103 |
| Flinders Park Primary School, Flinders Park | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 187 | 1,037 |
| St Mary's College, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 659 | 1,073 |
| Nailsworth Primary School, Nailsworth | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 548 | 1,106 |
| Walkerville Primary School, Walkerville | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 548 | 1,139 |
| Nazareth Catholic College - Flinders Park Campus, Flinders Park | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 2,576 | 1,049 |
| St Andrew's School, Walkerville | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 376 | 1,191 |
| Prospect North Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 373 | 1,037 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bowden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40146/bowden/topic/education