59.6% ▲ +33.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.7%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ferryden Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ferryden Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 60% of Ferryden Park residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the South Australian average. This focus on schooling means the area is more qualified than most similar places. It is a well-educated community with a high number of local schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.6% of people finished Year 12, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the state average. This is the most common highest level of schooling for residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ferryden Park, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 9 or below is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 21.4% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still a little below the South Australian figure and well below the national average.
21.4% ▲ +71.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 Ferryden Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 18.9%, followed by engineering at 14.7% and society and culture at 12.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 22 schools within 3 km, which is more than 90% of similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,017, which is higher than most areas.
22
Higher than 87% 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).
359
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ferryden Park
22 schools — 7,899 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 7 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 4 · Secondary 2
| Woodville Gardens School Birth-6, Woodville Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 478 | 983 |
| Challa Gardens Primary School, Kilkenny | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 251 | 982 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 324 | 1,024 |
| The Grove Education Centre, Woodville | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 63 | 992 |
| Whitefriars School, Woodville Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 603 | 1,076 |
| St Patrick's School, Mansfield Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 180 | 1,002 |
| Woodville High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,170 | 973 |
| Adelaide Secondary School of English, West Croydon | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 487 | 961 |
| Ngutu College, Woodville North | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 260 | 909 |
| St Brigid's School, Kilburn | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 165 | 965 |
| Kilkenny Primary School, West Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 450 | 1,069 |
| Australian Islamic College Adelaide, West Croydon | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 589 | 1,016 |
| Pennington School R-6, Pennington | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 262 | 934 |
| Woodville Primary School, Woodville South | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 204 | 1,020 |
| Prospect Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 537 | 1,109 |
| Rosary School, Prospect | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 484 | 1,101 |
| St Joseph's School, Ottoway | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 154 | 990 |
| Prospect North Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 373 | 1,037 |
| Brompton Primary School, Renown Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 175 | 1,001 |
| Bowden Brompton Community School, Brompton | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 145 | 906 |
| Allenby Gardens Primary School, Allenby Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 392 | 1,062 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Brompton | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 153 | 1,105 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ferryden Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40434/ferryden-park/topic/education