67.7% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Henley Beach South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Henley Beach South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and university degrees shape the professional feel of Henley Beach South. It is a highly educated area where 67.7% of people finished Year 12, a figure far above the South Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 67.7% of residents doing so. This is well above the national figure of 58.8% and far above the state average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Henley Beach South, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 35% of adults, which is much higher than most areas and far above the South Australian figure of 22.7%.
35.0% ▲ +43.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 35.0%
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 Henley Beach South, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 22%, followed by health at 13.8% and engineering or society and culture, both at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas. There are 12 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in other areas.
2.16
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
626
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,069
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Henley Beach South
12 schools — 7,510 students, average ICSEA 1,069.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Henley Beach Primary School, Henley Beach South | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 354 | 1,104 |
| Henley High School, Henley Beach | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,381 | 1,045 |
| West Beach Primary School, West Beach | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 297 | 1,089 |
| Fulham North Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 395 | 1,095 |
| St Michael's College - Secondary Campus, Henley Beach | Catholic | Combined | 1.7 km | 2,193 | 1,064 |
| Star of the Sea School, Henley Beach | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 558 | 1,108 |
| Fulham Gardens Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 148 | 1,042 |
| St Francis School, Lockleys | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 457 | 1,075 |
| Kidman Park Primary School, Kidman Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 485 | 1,053 |
| Grange Primary School, Grange | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 702 | 1,075 |
| Brooklyn Park Primary School, Brooklyn Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 118 | 1,066 |
| Lockleys North Primary School, Lockleys | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 422 | 1,069 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Henley Beach South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40585/henley-beach-south/topic/education