73.3% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 71.3%
- 2021: 73.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kensington Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kensington Gardens
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Some of the highest education levels in the region are found in Kensington Gardens, where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This high level of achievement is seen across the board, from school completion rates to advanced postgraduate qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 73.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 14 points higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kensington Gardens, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are very common here, with 44.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the South Australian figure of 22.7%.
44.5% ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 44.5%
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 Kensington Gardens, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Certificate III / IV (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 20.2%, followed by health at 16.3% and society and culture at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger than in most areas, with an average size of 685 students. There are 24 schools within 3km, more than 91% of similar areas.
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).
685
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,119
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kensington Gardens
24 schools — 16,451 students, average ICSEA 1,119.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 8 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 15 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| St Joseph's School, Tranmere | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 208 | 1,099 |
| Norwood International High School, Magill | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,667 | 1,090 |
| Pembroke School - Middle School Campus, Kensington Park | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,672 | 1,171 |
| St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School, Stonyfell | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 873 | 1,180 |
| Marryatville Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 506 | 1,127 |
| Magill School, Magill | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 744 | 1,119 |
| Burnside Primary School, Burnside | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 686 | 1,156 |
| Mary MacKillop College, Kensington | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 291 | 1,077 |
| Marryatville High School, Marryatville | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,759 | 1,120 |
| St Joseph's Memorial School, Norwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 192 | 1,108 |
| Loreto College, Marryatville | Catholic | Combined | 2.1 km | 717 | 1,098 |
| Trinity Gardens School, Trinity Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 695 | 1,103 |
| Morialta Secondary College, Rostrevor | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 570 | 1,075 |
| Rostrevor College, Woodforde | Catholic | Combined | 2.9 km | 985 | 1,064 |
| St Joseph's School, Payneham South | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 494 | 1,092 |
| Norwood Primary School, Norwood | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 361 | 1,148 |
| St Joseph's School, Hectorville | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 859 | 1,077 |
| St Patrick's Special School, Dulwich | Catholic | Combined | 3.3 km | 51 | 1,115 |
| East Torrens Primary School, Hectorville | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 350 | 1,073 |
| Rose Park Primary School, Rose Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 525 | 1,162 |
| Felixstow Primary School, Felixstow | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 76 | 1,014 |
| Linden Park Primary School, Linden Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 981 | 1,160 |
| Stradbroke School, Rostrevor | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 694 | 1,111 |
| East Adelaide School, St Peters | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 495 | 1,117 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kensington Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40678/kensington-gardens/topic/education