60.0% ▲ +24.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.2%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hove · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and degrees than most similar areas define Hove. Around 31% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This creates a highly qualified local population with strong educational attainment across the board.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are well above the state average, with 60% of residents completing Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hove, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 11 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, as 30.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above both South Australia (22.7%) and Australia (26.3%).
30.7% ▲ +42.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 30.7%
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 Hove, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 21.4%, followed by health at 15% and society and culture at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher average advantage score and size than most areas. While there are 25 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
2.20
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
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).
529
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,078
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 Hove
25 schools — 13,236 students, average ICSEA 1,078.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 6 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 6 · Secondary 3
| McAuley Community School, Hove | Catholic | Primary | 0.2 km | 451 | 1,099 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 726 | 1,077 |
| Brighton Secondary School, North Brighton | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,737 | 1,071 |
| Paringa Park Primary School, North Brighton | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 515 | 1,101 |
| Christ the King School, Warradale | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 179 | 1,079 |
| Warradale Primary School, Warradale | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 286 | 1,032 |
| Sacred Heart College - Marcellin Campus, Somerton Park | Catholic | Combined | 1.7 km | 2,033 | 1,083 |
| Stella Maris Parish School, Seacombe Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 429 | 1,086 |
| Darlington Primary School, Seacombe Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 184 | 964 |
| Seacliff Primary School, Seacliff | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 356 | 1,094 |
| Glenelg Primary School, Glenelg East | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 613 | 1,078 |
| Westminster School, Marion | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,401 | 1,139 |
| Seaview High School, Seacombe Heights | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,377 | 1,038 |
| St Peter's Woodlands Grammar School, Glenelg | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 509 | 1,140 |
| Marion Primary School, Marion | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 149 | 1,032 |
| Dara School, Morphettville | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 93 | 1,176 |
| Our Lady of Grace School, Glengowrie | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 225 | 1,075 |
| Sunrise Christian School Marion, Marion | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| St Mary's Memorial School, Glenelg | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 405 | 1,113 |
| Suneden Specialist School, Mitchell Park | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 72 | 1,065 |
| Seaview Downs Primary School, Seaview Downs | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 324 | 1,051 |
| Kilparrin Teaching and Assessment School and Services, Park Holme | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 34 | 1,035 |
| SA School and Services for Vision Impaired, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 20 | 965 |
| Ascot Park Primary School, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 189 | 1,025 |
| Hamilton Secondary College, Mitchell Park | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 609 | 994 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40612/hove/topic/education