51.7% ▲ +46.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hendon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hendon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well below the national figure for Year 12 completion, Hendon is an area where 51.7% of residents finished high school. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains significantly lower than the broader Australian and South Australian averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is a little below the state figure and well below the national average. Other common highest school years include Year 11 at 15% and Year 9 or below at 14.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hendon, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.1% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.5% of residents.
18.1% ▲ +103.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 Hendon, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 17.3%, followed by society and culture at 14.6% and engineering at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hendon has more schools within 3km than 87% of similar areas, with the typical school being larger than most. Government schools make up 68.8% of the sector, and the average school advantage score is higher than most areas.
16
Higher than 86% 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).
482
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hendon
16 schools — 7,710 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Hendon Primary School, Royal Park | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 270 | 965 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace School, Albert Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 278 | 1,043 |
| Alberton Primary School, Queenstown | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 262 | 1,002 |
| Seaton High School, Seaton | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 917 | 1,001 |
| Woodville Primary School, Woodville South | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 204 | 1,020 |
| Mount Carmel College Secondary Campus, Rosewater | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,204 | 1,008 |
| Woodville High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,170 | 973 |
| Ngutu College, Woodville North | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 260 | 909 |
| Seaton Park Primary School, Seaton | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 149 | 999 |
| Pennington School R-6, Pennington | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 262 | 934 |
| The Grove Education Centre, Woodville | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 63 | 992 |
| Findon High School, Findon | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 467 | 978 |
| Whitefriars School, Woodville Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 603 | 1,076 |
| Westport Primary School, Semaphore Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 421 | 1,025 |
| Portside Christian College, New Port | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 626 | 1,067 |
| West Lakes Shore School, West Lakes Shore | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 554 | 1,060 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40583/hendon/topic/education