80.6% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.5%
- 2016: 71.4%
- 2021: 80.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Heathpool · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Heathpool
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 80% of adults in Heathpool have completed Year 12, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where nearly half of the adults hold a university degree. These high levels of schooling and qualifications set the area apart from most other places in the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is very common here, with 80.6% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the 54.6% seen across South Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Heathpool, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 11 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 46.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Australian figure of 26.3%. Postgraduate degrees are also common, held by 19% of the population.
46.7% ▲ +31.2%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 46.7%
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 Heathpool, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several professional fields, with management and commerce (20.5%) and health (20.2%) being the most common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 24 schools within 3km, which is more than 91% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 811 students.
24
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).
811
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,135
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Heathpool
24 schools — 19,475 students, average ICSEA 1,135.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 7 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 8 · Secondary 4
| Marryatville High School, Marryatville | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 1,759 | 1,120 |
| Loreto College, Marryatville | Catholic | Combined | 0.6 km | 717 | 1,098 |
| Marryatville Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 506 | 1,127 |
| Mary MacKillop College, Kensington | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 291 | 1,077 |
| St Joseph's Memorial School, Norwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 192 | 1,108 |
| Pembroke School - Middle School Campus, Kensington Park | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,672 | 1,171 |
| St Patrick's Special School, Dulwich | Catholic | Combined | 1.3 km | 51 | 1,115 |
| Burnside Primary School, Burnside | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 686 | 1,156 |
| Rose Park Primary School, Rose Park | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 525 | 1,162 |
| Norwood Primary School, Norwood | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 361 | 1,148 |
| Linden Park Primary School, Linden Park | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 981 | 1,160 |
| St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School, Stonyfell | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 873 | 1,180 |
| Glenunga International High School, Glenunga | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 2,340 | 1,153 |
| Trinity Gardens School, Trinity Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 695 | 1,103 |
| St Raphael's School, Parkside | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 96 | 1,048 |
| St Joseph's School, Tranmere | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 208 | 1,099 |
| Seymour College, Glen Osmond | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 715 | 1,150 |
| Prince Alfred College, Kent Town | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,127 | 1,143 |
| Norwood International High School, Magill | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,667 | 1,090 |
| Parkside Primary School, Parkside | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 331 | 1,126 |
| Glen Osmond Primary School, Myrtle Bank | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 363 | 1,143 |
| St Peter's College, St Peters | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,585 | 1,164 |
| Christian Brothers College - Senior Campus, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 990 | 1,074 |
| Magill School, Magill | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 744 | 1,119 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Heathpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40581/heathpool/topic/education