76.6% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 69.2%
- 2021: 76.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Forestville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Forestville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher share of adults in Forestville have university degrees compared to the state and national figures. This high level of education is reflected across the board, with 76.6% of residents finishing Year 12. It is an area where academic achievement is significantly more common than in most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure, with 76.6% of residents finishing school. This is 22 percentage points higher than the South Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Forestville, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 11 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, with 45.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 22.7% seen across South Australia.
45.8% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 45.8%
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 Forestville, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce and society and culture, each at 16.4%, followed by health at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Forestville is close to 32 schools, which is among the largest number at this level. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 528 students.
32
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).
528
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,099
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Forestville
32 schools — 16,908 students, average ICSEA 1,099.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 11 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 11 · Secondary 5
| Aspect Treetop School, Ashford | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 75 | 1,080 |
| Goodwood Primary School, Goodwood | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 408 | 1,147 |
| St Thomas' School, Goodwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 297 | 1,116 |
| Black Forest Primary School, Black Forest | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 410 | 1,108 |
| Richmond Primary School, Keswick | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 362 | 1,122 |
| Cabra Dominican College, Cumberland Park | Catholic | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,165 | 1,065 |
| Annesley College, Wayville | Independent | Primary | 1.8 km | 292 | 1,164 |
| Sturt Street Community School, Adelaide | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 162 | 1,114 |
| Westbourne Park Primary School, Westbourne Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 480 | 1,126 |
| St Anthony's School, Edwardstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 116 | 1,090 |
| Tenison Woods Catholic Primary School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 262 | 1,084 |
| Saint Spyridon College, Unley | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 39 | 1,081 |
| Walford Anglican School for Girls, Hyde Park | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 400 | 1,162 |
| Unley Primary School, Unley | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 470 | 1,154 |
| Plympton Primary School, Plympton | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 272 | 1,071 |
| Pulteney Grammar School, Adelaide | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 839 | 1,170 |
| Muirden Senior College, Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 91 | 1,079 |
| St Mary's College, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 659 | 1,073 |
| Cowandilla Primary School, Cowandilla | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 341 | 1,051 |
| Gilles Street Primary School, Adelaide | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 275 | 1,107 |
| Adelaide High School, Adelaide | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,821 | 1,094 |
| Emmaus Christian College, South Plympton | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,084 | 1,137 |
| Edwardstown Primary School, Melrose Park | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 512 | 1,098 |
| Temple Christian College, Mile End | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,151 | 1,043 |
| St Aloysius College, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,091 | 1,081 |
| Mitcham Girls High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 754 | 1,083 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic School, Plympton | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 361 | 1,081 |
| Errington Special Education Centre, Plympton | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 103 | 1,030 |
| St George College - Senior Campus, Mile End | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 350 | 1,046 |
| Plympton International College, Plympton | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 825 | 1,044 |
| Youthinc. Enterprise Academy, Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 129 | 1,029 |
| Concordia College, Highgate | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,312 | 1,140 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Forestville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40453/forestville/topic/education