73.9% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 73.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clapham · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Clapham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Academic achievement has remained very high in Clapham, with a huge gap between local qualification rates and national figures. Nearly 42% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, far exceeding the Australian average. This creates a highly educated community where most residents have finished their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is very common here, with 73.9% of residents reaching this milestone. This is far above the 54.6% seen in South Australia and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Clapham, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is widespread, as 42.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above both the state and national figures, with bachelor degrees being the most common top qualification at 39.7%.
42.3% ▲ +33.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 42.3%
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 Clapham, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Certificate III / IV (17%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for residents are management and commerce at 18.3%, followed by society and culture at 13.7% and health at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Clapham has a high school advantage score and 20 schools within 3 km, which is more than 89% of similar areas. Government schools make up 60% of the local sector.
2.99
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
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).
699
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,110
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Clapham
20 schools — 13,982 students, average ICSEA 1,110.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| Clapham Primary School, Clapham | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 243 | 1,098 |
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, Colonel Light Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 688 | 1,119 |
| St Therese School, Colonel Light Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 172 | 1,087 |
| Scotch College - Torrens Park Campus, Torrens Park | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,213 | 1,146 |
| Springbank Secondary College, Pasadena | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 249 | 1,021 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 629 | 1,121 |
| Belair Primary School, Belair | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 490 | 1,117 |
| St Joseph's School, Kingswood | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 256 | 1,135 |
| Mitcham Girls High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 754 | 1,083 |
| St John's Grammar School - Junior Campus, Belair | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,009 | 1,141 |
| Unley High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,547 | 1,084 |
| Mercedes College, Springfield | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,111 | 1,133 |
| Westbourne Park Primary School, Westbourne Park | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 480 | 1,126 |
| Edwardstown Primary School, Melrose Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 512 | 1,098 |
| St Bernadette's School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 205 | 1,085 |
| Cabra Dominican College, Cumberland Park | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,165 | 1,065 |
| Urrbrae Agricultural High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,102 | 1,074 |
| Eden Hills Primary School, Eden Hills | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 229 | 1,116 |
| Highgate School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 616 | 1,150 |
| Concordia College, Highgate | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,312 | 1,140 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clapham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40258/clapham/topic/education