75.3% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 70.6%
- 2021: 75.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Collinswood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Collinswood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of learning define Collinswood, where 44.4% of adults hold a university degree. This is far above the national figure and marks the area as one of the most highly qualified in the region. Residents here typically achieve higher levels of schooling and professional certification than those in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A huge 75.3% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far above the 54.6% seen across South Australia. This is among the highest rates for this level of schooling in the region.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Collinswood, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 11 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, with 44.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3%, with postgraduate degrees being common for 17.1% of the population.
44.4% ▲ +30.8%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 44.4%
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 Collinswood, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Certificate III / IV (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 22.4%, followed by health at 17.8% and society and culture at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Collinswood is surrounded by a large number of schools, with 32 within 3km. These schools are typically much larger than those in most other areas and have a much higher average advantage score.
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).
584
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,078
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Collinswood
32 schools — 18,672 students, average ICSEA 1,078.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 9 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 21 · Combined 6 · Secondary 5
| St Monica's Parish School, Walkerville | Catholic | Primary | 0.2 km | 192 | 1,102 |
| St Andrew's School, Walkerville | Independent | Primary | 0.4 km | 376 | 1,191 |
| Walkerville Primary School, Walkerville | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 548 | 1,139 |
| Nailsworth Primary School, Nailsworth | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 548 | 1,106 |
| Vale Park Primary School, Vale Park | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 393 | 1,097 |
| Wilderness School, Medindie | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 856 | 1,176 |
| Prescott College, Prospect | Independent | Secondary | 1.6 km | 206 | 1,016 |
| Blackfriars Priory School, Prospect | Catholic | Combined | 1.9 km | 786 | 1,037 |
| Open Access College, Marden | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 4,028 | 1,017 |
| Marden Senior College, Marden | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 496 | 1,041 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Enfield | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 478 | 960 |
| East Adelaide School, St Peters | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 495 | 1,117 |
| Rosary School, Prospect | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 484 | 1,101 |
| Prospect North Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 373 | 1,037 |
| Prospect Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 537 | 1,109 |
| Hampstead Primary School, Greenacres | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 243 | 1,032 |
| North Adelaide Primary School, North Adelaide | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 296 | 1,144 |
| Klemzig Primary School, Klemzig | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 184 | 1,033 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Greenacres | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 691 | 1,085 |
| Enfield Primary School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 188 | 978 |
| St Joseph's School, Payneham South | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 494 | 1,092 |
| Felixstow Primary School, Felixstow | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 76 | 1,014 |
| Brompton Primary School, Renown Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 175 | 1,001 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Brompton | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 153 | 1,105 |
| St Peter's College, St Peters | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,585 | 1,164 |
| Bowden Brompton Community School, Brompton | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 145 | 906 |
| Adelaide Botanic High School, Adelaide | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,258 | 1,103 |
| St Paul Lutheran School, Blair Athol | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 260 | 1,062 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Hillcrest | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 395 | 1,096 |
| St Dominic's Priory College, North Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 658 | 1,080 |
| University Senior College at Adelaide University - Jordan Campus, Adelaide University | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 523 | 1,092 |
| St Pius X School, Windsor Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 552 | 1,108 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Collinswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40285/collinswood/topic/education