64.0% ▲ +24.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Devon Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Devon Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning have become more common in Devon Park, where 35.1% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the South Australian figure of 22.7%. The area stands out for its strong academic achievement compared to most other similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the national figure, with 64% of residents finishing school. This is much higher than most areas and sits 9.4 points above the South Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Devon Park, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is highly qualified, as 35.1% hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the state average, with the most common highest qualifications being bachelor degrees at 35.8% and Certificate III or IVs at 18.6%.
35.1% ▲ +75.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 35.1%
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 Devon Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 18.9%, followed by society and culture at 13% and health at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Devon Park has a very high school advantage score compared to most areas and provides access to 28 schools within 3 km. Government schools make up 46.4% of these, while most are primary schools.
28
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).
387
Higher than 57% 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 Devon Park
28 schools — 10,843 students, average ICSEA 1,064.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 10 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 19 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| Brompton Primary School, Renown Park | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 175 | 1,001 |
| Bowden Brompton Community School, Brompton | Government | Combined | 0.8 km | 145 | 906 |
| Prospect Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 537 | 1,109 |
| Rosary School, Prospect | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 484 | 1,101 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Brompton | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 153 | 1,105 |
| Adelaide Secondary School of English, West Croydon | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 487 | 961 |
| Australian Islamic College Adelaide, West Croydon | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 589 | 1,016 |
| Blackfriars Priory School, Prospect | Catholic | Combined | 1.6 km | 786 | 1,037 |
| Prescott College, Prospect | Independent | Secondary | 1.6 km | 206 | 1,016 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 324 | 1,024 |
| Prospect North Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 373 | 1,037 |
| Nailsworth Primary School, Nailsworth | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 548 | 1,106 |
| St Joseph's School, West Hindmarsh | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 223 | 1,063 |
| St Dominic's Priory College, North Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 658 | 1,080 |
| Kilkenny Primary School, West Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 450 | 1,069 |
| Challa Gardens Primary School, Kilkenny | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 251 | 982 |
| North Adelaide Primary School, North Adelaide | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 296 | 1,144 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Enfield | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 478 | 960 |
| Allenby Gardens Primary School, Allenby Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 392 | 1,062 |
| Wilderness School, Medindie | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 856 | 1,176 |
| Warriappendi Secondary School, Thebarton | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 100 | 752 |
| St Brigid's School, Kilburn | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 165 | 965 |
| Whitefriars School, Woodville Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 603 | 1,076 |
| Walkerville Primary School, Walkerville | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 548 | 1,139 |
| St Andrew's School, Walkerville | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 376 | 1,191 |
| Enfield Primary School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 188 | 978 |
| St Monica's Parish School, Walkerville | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 192 | 1,102 |
| St Paul Lutheran School, Blair Athol | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 260 | 1,062 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Devon Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40364/devon-park/topic/education