59.2% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.7%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kidman Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kidman Park
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 Kidman Park. About 59% of residents finished Year 12, which is well above the South Australian figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is 59.2%, a result that is well above the state average and about the same as the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kidman Park, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the state average.
25.2% ▲ +65.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 25.2%
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 Kidman Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 28 schools within 3km, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. The schools here are larger and have a much higher average advantage score than most areas.
1.70
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
28
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).
582
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,045
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kidman Park
28 schools — 16,309 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 8
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| Kidman Park Primary School, Kidman Park | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 485 | 1,053 |
| Our Lady of La Vang School, Flinders Park | Catholic | Combined | 1.2 km | 70 | 1,066 |
| Lockleys North Primary School, Lockleys | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 422 | 1,069 |
| St Francis School, Lockleys | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 457 | 1,075 |
| Findon High School, Findon | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 467 | 978 |
| Underdale High School, Underdale | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 629 | 1,000 |
| Nazareth Catholic College - Flinders Park Campus, Flinders Park | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 2,576 | 1,049 |
| Flinders Park Primary School, Flinders Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 187 | 1,037 |
| Seaton Park Primary School, Seaton | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 149 | 999 |
| St Michael's College - Secondary Campus, Henley Beach | Catholic | Combined | 2.1 km | 2,193 | 1,064 |
| Brooklyn Park Primary School, Brooklyn Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 118 | 1,066 |
| Fulham North Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 395 | 1,095 |
| Fulham Gardens Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 148 | 1,042 |
| Henley High School, Henley Beach | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,381 | 1,045 |
| St John Bosco School, Brooklyn Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 252 | 1,054 |
| Allenby Gardens Primary School, Allenby Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 392 | 1,062 |
| Torrensville Primary School, Torrensville | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 380 | 1,099 |
| Grange Primary School, Grange | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 702 | 1,075 |
| Star of the Sea School, Henley Beach | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 558 | 1,108 |
| Henley Beach Primary School, Henley Beach South | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 354 | 1,104 |
| West Beach Primary School, West Beach | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 297 | 1,089 |
| Thebarton Senior College, Torrensville | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,284 | 951 |
| Kilkenny Primary School, West Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 450 | 1,069 |
| St Joseph's School, West Hindmarsh | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 223 | 1,063 |
| Seaton High School, Seaton | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 917 | 1,001 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace School, Albert Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 278 | 1,043 |
| Woodville Primary School, Woodville South | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 204 | 1,020 |
| Cowandilla Primary School, Cowandilla | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 341 | 1,051 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kidman Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40690/kidman-park/topic/education