79.0% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.6%
- 2016: 74.8%
- 2021: 79.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hawthorn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hawthorn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Hawthorn hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This high level of academic achievement is reflected in the school results, where 79% of residents finished Year 12. It is an area with exceptionally high levels of formal education across the board.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above both the state and national figures, with 79% of people finishing their final year of school. Only 2% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hawthorn, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a university degree is far above the South Australian average, sitting at 48.4%. Most of these are bachelor degrees (43.8%), though 17.6% of residents hold a postgraduate qualification.
48.4% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.3%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 48.4%
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 Hawthorn, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 23.7%, followed by health at 18.6% and society and culture at 15%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hawthorn is served by 29 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for any similar area. These schools are typically much larger than those in other areas and have some of the highest advantage scores.
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).
535
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,114
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hawthorn
29 schools — 15,521 students, average ICSEA 1,114.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 7 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 19 · Combined 6 · Secondary 4
| Mitcham Girls High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 754 | 1,083 |
| St Joseph's School, Kingswood | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 256 | 1,135 |
| Westbourne Park Primary School, Westbourne Park | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 480 | 1,126 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 629 | 1,121 |
| Walford Anglican School for Girls, Hyde Park | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 400 | 1,162 |
| Unley High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,547 | 1,084 |
| Cabra Dominican College, Cumberland Park | Catholic | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,165 | 1,065 |
| Scotch College - Torrens Park Campus, Torrens Park | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,213 | 1,146 |
| Concordia College, Highgate | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,312 | 1,140 |
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, Colonel Light Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 688 | 1,119 |
| Unley Primary School, Unley | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 470 | 1,154 |
| Highgate School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 616 | 1,150 |
| Urrbrae Agricultural High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,102 | 1,074 |
| St Thomas' School, Goodwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 297 | 1,116 |
| St Therese School, Colonel Light Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 172 | 1,087 |
| Saint Spyridon College, Unley | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 39 | 1,081 |
| Mercedes College, Springfield | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,111 | 1,133 |
| Edwardstown Primary School, Melrose Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 512 | 1,098 |
| Sunrise Christian School Fullarton, Fullarton | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 175 | 1,133 |
| Goodwood Primary School, Goodwood | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 408 | 1,147 |
| Clapham Primary School, Clapham | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 243 | 1,098 |
| Springbank Secondary College, Pasadena | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 249 | 1,021 |
| St Anthony's School, Edwardstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 116 | 1,090 |
| Black Forest Primary School, Black Forest | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 410 | 1,108 |
| Annesley College, Wayville | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 292 | 1,164 |
| Parkside Primary School, Parkside | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 331 | 1,126 |
| St Raphael's School, Parkside | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 96 | 1,048 |
| Aspect Treetop School, Ashford | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 75 | 1,080 |
| Glen Osmond Primary School, Myrtle Bank | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 363 | 1,143 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hawthorn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40574/hawthorn/topic/education