60.2% ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.7%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dover Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dover Gardens
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents hold high-level qualifications in Dover Gardens than in most similar areas. This is a well-educated community where 60.2% of people finished Year 12, a figure well above the South Australian average. Higher study levels and strong school performance define the local profile.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A high proportion of residents finished their schooling, with 60.2% completing Year 12. This is well above the South Australian rate of 54.6% and a little above the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dover Gardens, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the state average. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 28.2% and Certificate III or IVs at 27.8%.
26.5% ▲ +61.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Dover Gardens splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 21.4%, followed by society and culture at 15.5% and health at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have a higher advantage score than those in most similar areas. There are 19 schools within 3km, which is more than 89% of other areas at this level.
19
Higher than 86% 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).
647
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,075
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dover Gardens
19 schools — 12,301 students, average ICSEA 1,075.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 4 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| Stella Maris Parish School, Seacombe Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 429 | 1,086 |
| Darlington Primary School, Seacombe Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 184 | 964 |
| Seaview High School, Seacombe Heights | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,377 | 1,038 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 726 | 1,077 |
| Christ the King School, Warradale | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 179 | 1,079 |
| Seacliff Primary School, Seacliff | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 356 | 1,094 |
| Seaview Downs Primary School, Seaview Downs | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 324 | 1,051 |
| Sunrise Christian School Marion, Marion | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| McAuley Community School, Hove | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 451 | 1,099 |
| Warradale Primary School, Warradale | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 286 | 1,032 |
| Suneden Specialist School, Mitchell Park | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 72 | 1,065 |
| Paringa Park Primary School, North Brighton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 515 | 1,101 |
| Brighton Secondary School, North Brighton | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,737 | 1,071 |
| Marion Primary School, Marion | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 149 | 1,032 |
| Westminster School, Marion | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,401 | 1,139 |
| Australian Science and Mathematics School, Bedford Park | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 419 | 1,101 |
| Sacred Heart College - Marcellin Campus, Somerton Park | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 2,033 | 1,083 |
| IQRA College, O'Halloran Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 734 | 1,067 |
| Hamilton Secondary College, Mitchell Park | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 609 | 994 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dover Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40371/dover-gardens/topic/education