77.8% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 71.6%
- 2021: 77.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Goodwood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Goodwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people hold high-level degrees in Goodwood than in most similar areas. The area is highly educated, with over half of all adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This strong academic profile is seen across the board, from school completion rates to professional qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the national figure, with 77.8% of residents completing Year 12. This is 23 percentage points higher than the South Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Goodwood, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 11 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A striking 51.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Australian average of 26.3%. Bachelor degrees are the most common, held by 41.1% of the population.
51.3% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.4%
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 51.3%
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 Goodwood, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.3%, followed by society and culture at 16.2% and health at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest and most advantaged for their level, with an average size of 544 students. There are 37 schools within 3km, and 45.9% of the sector is government-run.
4.62
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
37
Higher than 90% 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).
544
Higher than 77% 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 Goodwood
37 schools — 20,132 students, average ICSEA 1,099.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 11 · Catholic 9
By type: Primary 21 · Combined 8 · Secondary 8
| St Thomas' School, Goodwood | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 297 | 1,116 |
| Goodwood Primary School, Goodwood | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 408 | 1,147 |
| Annesley College, Wayville | Independent | Primary | 1.2 km | 292 | 1,164 |
| Saint Spyridon College, Unley | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 39 | 1,081 |
| Aspect Treetop School, Ashford | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 75 | 1,080 |
| Unley Primary School, Unley | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 470 | 1,154 |
| Walford Anglican School for Girls, Hyde Park | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 400 | 1,162 |
| Cabra Dominican College, Cumberland Park | Catholic | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,165 | 1,065 |
| Sturt Street Community School, Adelaide | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 162 | 1,114 |
| Westbourne Park Primary School, Westbourne Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 480 | 1,126 |
| Black Forest Primary School, Black Forest | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 410 | 1,108 |
| Pulteney Grammar School, Adelaide | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 839 | 1,170 |
| Richmond Primary School, Keswick | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 362 | 1,122 |
| Muirden Senior College, Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 91 | 1,079 |
| Gilles Street Primary School, Adelaide | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 275 | 1,107 |
| Concordia College, Highgate | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,312 | 1,140 |
| St Mary's College, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 2.6 km | 659 | 1,073 |
| Mitcham Girls High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 754 | 1,083 |
| Parkside Primary School, Parkside | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 331 | 1,126 |
| St Aloysius College, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,091 | 1,081 |
| Sunrise Christian School Fullarton, Fullarton | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 175 | 1,133 |
| St Anthony's School, Edwardstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 116 | 1,090 |
| St Raphael's School, Parkside | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 96 | 1,048 |
| Adelaide High School, Adelaide | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,821 | 1,094 |
| Christian Brothers College - Senior Campus, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 990 | 1,074 |
| St Joseph's School, Kingswood | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 256 | 1,135 |
| Highgate School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 616 | 1,150 |
| Specialised Assistance School For Youth (SASY), Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 205 | 1,026 |
| Tenison Woods Catholic Primary School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 262 | 1,084 |
| Youthinc. Enterprise Academy, Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 129 | 1,029 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 629 | 1,121 |
| Edwardstown Primary School, Melrose Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 512 | 1,098 |
| Unley High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,547 | 1,084 |
| Temple Christian College, Mile End | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,151 | 1,043 |
| Plympton Primary School, Plympton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 272 | 1,071 |
| Urrbrae Agricultural High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,102 | 1,074 |
| Cowandilla Primary School, Cowandilla | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 341 | 1,051 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Goodwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40520/goodwood/topic/education