52.3% ▲ +53.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dudley Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dudley Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates than most similar areas define Dudley Park, though the local figures still trail the state and national benchmarks. While over half of residents finished Year 12, the area has a much lower proportion of university degrees compared to the broader Australian population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.3% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is a little below the South Australian figure and well below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dudley Park, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 9 or below is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common here, with 15.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure and well below the state average.
15.6% ▲ +129.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.6%
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 Dudley Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 15.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dudley Park is near a huge number of schools—29 within 3km—and the local schools have an average advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
29
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).
396
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,058
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dudley Park
29 schools — 11,475 students, average ICSEA 1,058.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 9 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 20 · Combined 6 · Secondary 3
| Prospect Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 537 | 1,109 |
| Rosary School, Prospect | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 484 | 1,101 |
| Adelaide Secondary School of English, West Croydon | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 487 | 961 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 324 | 1,024 |
| Brompton Primary School, Renown Park | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 175 | 1,001 |
| Bowden Brompton Community School, Brompton | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 145 | 906 |
| Prospect North Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 373 | 1,037 |
| Australian Islamic College Adelaide, West Croydon | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 589 | 1,016 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Brompton | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 153 | 1,105 |
| Prescott College, Prospect | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 206 | 1,016 |
| St Brigid's School, Kilburn | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 165 | 965 |
| Blackfriars Priory School, Prospect | Catholic | Combined | 2.2 km | 786 | 1,037 |
| Challa Gardens Primary School, Kilkenny | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 251 | 982 |
| Nailsworth Primary School, Nailsworth | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 548 | 1,106 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Enfield | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 478 | 960 |
| Kilkenny Primary School, West Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 450 | 1,069 |
| Enfield Primary School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 188 | 978 |
| St Paul Lutheran School, Blair Athol | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 260 | 1,062 |
| Whitefriars School, Woodville Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 603 | 1,076 |
| St Joseph's School, West Hindmarsh | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 223 | 1,063 |
| Woodville Gardens School Birth-6, Woodville Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 478 | 983 |
| St Dominic's Priory College, North Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 3.3 km | 658 | 1,080 |
| The Grove Education Centre, Woodville | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 63 | 992 |
| North Adelaide Primary School, North Adelaide | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 296 | 1,144 |
| Allenby Gardens Primary School, Allenby Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 392 | 1,062 |
| Wilderness School, Medindie | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 856 | 1,176 |
| Blair Athol North B-6 School, Blair Athol | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 383 | 918 |
| St Andrew's School, Walkerville | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 376 | 1,191 |
| Walkerville Primary School, Walkerville | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 548 | 1,139 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dudley Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40377/dudley-park/topic/education