63.1% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.6%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Edwardstown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Edwardstown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Edwardstown have completed Year 12 and earned degrees than in most similar areas. The typical resident is well-educated, with 30.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above both the South Australian and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are high, as 63.1% of residents finished Year 12. This is well above the 54.6% seen across South Australia and the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Edwardstown, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 30.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or more. This is well above the state average of 22.7% and the national figure of 26.3%.
30.1% ▲ +61.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 30.1%
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 Edwardstown, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.2%, followed by society and culture at 15.1% and health at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While the area has 34 schools within 3km, there are only 1.47 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas. The schools here have an advantage score that is much higher than most other areas.
1.47
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
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).
401
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,092
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Edwardstown
34 schools — 13,641 students, average ICSEA 1,092.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 8 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 21 · Combined 10 · Secondary 3
| Edwardstown Primary School, Melrose Park | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 512 | 1,098 |
| Forbes Primary School, South Plympton | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 235 | 1,002 |
| St Anthony's School, Edwardstown | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 116 | 1,090 |
| Emmaus Christian College, South Plympton | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,084 | 1,137 |
| Ascot Park Primary School, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 189 | 1,025 |
| Kilparrin Teaching and Assessment School and Services, Park Holme | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 34 | 1,035 |
| SA School and Services for Vision Impaired, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 20 | 965 |
| Clovelly Park Primary School, Clovelly Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 222 | 1,038 |
| Cabra Dominican College, Cumberland Park | Catholic | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,165 | 1,065 |
| Hamilton Secondary College, Mitchell Park | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 609 | 994 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic School, Plympton | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 361 | 1,081 |
| Black Forest Primary School, Black Forest | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 410 | 1,108 |
| Westbourne Park Primary School, Westbourne Park | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 480 | 1,126 |
| Springbank Secondary College, Pasadena | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 249 | 1,021 |
| Plympton Primary School, Plympton | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 272 | 1,071 |
| St Therese School, Colonel Light Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 172 | 1,087 |
| Dara School, Morphettville | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 93 | 1,176 |
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, Colonel Light Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 688 | 1,119 |
| St Bernadette's School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 205 | 1,085 |
| Plympton International College, Plympton | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 825 | 1,044 |
| Errington Special Education Centre, Plympton | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 103 | 1,030 |
| Westminster School, Marion | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,401 | 1,139 |
| Marion Primary School, Marion | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 149 | 1,032 |
| Immanuel College, Novar Gardens | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,184 | 1,117 |
| Immanuel Primary School, Novar Gardens | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 575 | 1,120 |
| Aspect Treetop School, Ashford | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 75 | 1,080 |
| Our Lady of Grace School, Glengowrie | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 225 | 1,075 |
| Clapham Primary School, Clapham | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 243 | 1,098 |
| St Thomas' School, Goodwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 297 | 1,116 |
| Goodwood Primary School, Goodwood | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 408 | 1,147 |
| Suneden Specialist School, Mitchell Park | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 72 | 1,065 |
| Warradale Primary School, Warradale | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 286 | 1,032 |
| Richmond Primary School, Keswick | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 362 | 1,122 |
| Sunrise Christian School Marion, Marion | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 320 | 1,090 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Edwardstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40395/edwardstown/topic/education