73.1% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 68.1%
- 2021: 73.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clarence Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Clarence Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High academic achievement defines Clarence Park, where far more residents have completed Year 12 and earned university degrees than in the rest of the country. This is a highly qualified area, with 42.4% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 73.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is 18 points higher than the South Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Clarence Park, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified in the region, as the 42.4% of adults with a university degree is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
42.4% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 42.4%
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 Clarence Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Certificate III / IV (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with the most common being management and commerce at 21.4%, followed by health and society and culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Clarence Park has access to a large number of schools, with 32 within 3km. Local schools are larger than most, and their advantage scores are among the highest at this level.
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).
498
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,109
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Clarence Park
32 schools — 15,941 students, average ICSEA 1,109.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 8 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 21 · Combined 8 · Secondary 3
| Cabra Dominican College, Cumberland Park | Catholic | Combined | 0.6 km | 1,165 | 1,065 |
| Black Forest Primary School, Black Forest | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 410 | 1,108 |
| Westbourne Park Primary School, Westbourne Park | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 480 | 1,126 |
| St Anthony's School, Edwardstown | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 116 | 1,090 |
| St Thomas' School, Goodwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 297 | 1,116 |
| Goodwood Primary School, Goodwood | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 408 | 1,147 |
| Aspect Treetop School, Ashford | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 75 | 1,080 |
| Edwardstown Primary School, Melrose Park | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 512 | 1,098 |
| Emmaus Christian College, South Plympton | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,084 | 1,137 |
| Plympton Primary School, Plympton | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 272 | 1,071 |
| Richmond Primary School, Keswick | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 362 | 1,122 |
| Walford Anglican School for Girls, Hyde Park | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 400 | 1,162 |
| Mitcham Girls High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 754 | 1,083 |
| Unley Primary School, Unley | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 470 | 1,154 |
| Forbes Primary School, South Plympton | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 235 | 1,002 |
| Annesley College, Wayville | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 292 | 1,164 |
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, Colonel Light Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 688 | 1,119 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic School, Plympton | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 361 | 1,081 |
| Saint Spyridon College, Unley | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 39 | 1,081 |
| St Joseph's School, Kingswood | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 256 | 1,135 |
| Plympton International College, Plympton | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 825 | 1,044 |
| St Therese School, Colonel Light Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 172 | 1,087 |
| Errington Special Education Centre, Plympton | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 103 | 1,030 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 629 | 1,121 |
| Tenison Woods Catholic Primary School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 262 | 1,084 |
| Concordia College, Highgate | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,312 | 1,140 |
| Springbank Secondary College, Pasadena | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 249 | 1,021 |
| Sturt Street Community School, Adelaide | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 162 | 1,114 |
| Unley High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,547 | 1,084 |
| Scotch College - Torrens Park Campus, Torrens Park | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,213 | 1,146 |
| Highgate School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 616 | 1,150 |
| Sunrise Christian School Fullarton, Fullarton | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 175 | 1,133 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clarence Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40261/clarence-park/topic/education