65.9% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Daw Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Daw Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 66% of people in Daw Park finished Year 12, which is far above the state figure. This high level of schooling is reflected in the local workforce, where residents are much more likely to hold university degrees than people in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than most areas at 65.9%, standing well above the national figure of 58.8%. Only 8.8% of residents finished at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Daw Park, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a very highly qualified adult population, with 34.0% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the South Australian average of 22.7%.
34.0% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 34.0%
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 Daw Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 20.7%, followed by health at 15.2% and society and culture at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Daw Park has a school advantage score of 1,097, which is much higher than most areas. There are 26 schools within 3 km, with most being government primary schools.
26
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).
473
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,097
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Daw Park
26 schools — 12,286 students, average ICSEA 1,097.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 6 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 17 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, Colonel Light Gardens | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 688 | 1,119 |
| St Therese School, Colonel Light Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 172 | 1,087 |
| Springbank Secondary College, Pasadena | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 249 | 1,021 |
| Edwardstown Primary School, Melrose Park | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 512 | 1,098 |
| Westbourne Park Primary School, Westbourne Park | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 480 | 1,126 |
| Clapham Primary School, Clapham | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 243 | 1,098 |
| Cabra Dominican College, Cumberland Park | Catholic | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,165 | 1,065 |
| St Anthony's School, Edwardstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 116 | 1,090 |
| St Bernadette's School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 205 | 1,085 |
| Scotch College - Torrens Park Campus, Torrens Park | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,213 | 1,146 |
| Clovelly Park Primary School, Clovelly Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 222 | 1,038 |
| Mitcham Girls High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 754 | 1,083 |
| Forbes Primary School, South Plympton | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 235 | 1,002 |
| St Joseph's School, Kingswood | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 256 | 1,135 |
| Hamilton Secondary College, Mitchell Park | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 609 | 994 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 629 | 1,121 |
| Black Forest Primary School, Black Forest | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 410 | 1,108 |
| Emmaus Christian College, South Plympton | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,084 | 1,137 |
| Kilparrin Teaching and Assessment School and Services, Park Holme | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 34 | 1,035 |
| SA School and Services for Vision Impaired, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 20 | 965 |
| Ascot Park Primary School, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 189 | 1,025 |
| Unley High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,547 | 1,084 |
| St Thomas' School, Goodwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 297 | 1,116 |
| Walford Anglican School for Girls, Hyde Park | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 400 | 1,162 |
| Marion Primary School, Marion | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 149 | 1,032 |
| Goodwood Primary School, Goodwood | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 408 | 1,147 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Daw Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40354/daw-park/topic/education