64.1% ▲ +30.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.2%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hectorville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hectorville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of education than most similar areas define Hectorville, where a third of adults hold a university degree. This is a highly qualified community that consistently outperforms both state and national benchmarks for school and tertiary completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the national figure at 64.1%. This is much higher than most areas and sits 9.5 percentage points above the South Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hectorville, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 9 or below is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 33.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the South Australian average of 22.7%.
33.1% ▲ +55.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 33.1%
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 Hectorville, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 24.6%, followed by engineering at 13.4% and society and culture at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a school advantage score of 1,081, which is much higher than most areas. There are 26 schools within 3 km, and the average school size is among the highest for its level.
3.18
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
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).
738
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,081
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hectorville
26 schools — 19,196 students, average ICSEA 1,081.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 7 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 17 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| East Torrens Primary School, Hectorville | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 350 | 1,073 |
| St Joseph's School, Hectorville | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 859 | 1,077 |
| Morialta Secondary College, Rostrevor | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 570 | 1,075 |
| St Francis of Assisi School, Newton | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 246 | 1,049 |
| East Marden Primary School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 548 | 1,127 |
| Stradbroke School, Rostrevor | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 694 | 1,111 |
| Felixstow Primary School, Felixstow | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 76 | 1,014 |
| Rostrevor College, Woodforde | Catholic | Combined | 2.0 km | 985 | 1,064 |
| Charles Campbell College, Paradise | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,188 | 1,018 |
| St Joseph's School, Tranmere | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 208 | 1,099 |
| Adelaide East Education Centre, Campbelltown | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 49 | 1,056 |
| Magill School, Magill | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 744 | 1,119 |
| Sunrise Christian School Paradise, Paradise | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 175 | 1,096 |
| St Joseph's School, Payneham South | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 494 | 1,092 |
| Thorndon Park Primary School, Athelstone | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 266 | 1,069 |
| Open Access College, Marden | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 4,028 | 1,017 |
| Marden Senior College, Marden | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 496 | 1,041 |
| Trinity Gardens School, Trinity Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 695 | 1,103 |
| Norwood International High School, Magill | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,667 | 1,090 |
| Paradise Primary School, Paradise | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 141 | 1,022 |
| Klemzig Primary School, Klemzig | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 184 | 1,033 |
| Pembroke School - Middle School Campus, Kensington Park | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,672 | 1,171 |
| St Pius X School, Windsor Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 552 | 1,108 |
| Saint Ignatius' College - Senior School Campus, Athelstone | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,421 | 1,151 |
| Vale Park Primary School, Vale Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 393 | 1,097 |
| East Adelaide School, St Peters | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 495 | 1,117 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hectorville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40582/hectorville/topic/education