62.0% ▲ +36.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.5%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kilkenny · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kilkenny
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees make Kilkenny a well-qualified area where 62% of residents have finished Year 12. This is well above the state and national figures, reflecting a community with strong educational foundations.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most similar areas, sitting at 62%, which is well above the South Australian rate of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kilkenny, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 9 or below is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well above the state average and about the same as the national average.
26.2% ▲ +81.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 26.2%
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 Kilkenny, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 19.1%, followed by engineering and society and culture.
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 447 students and a higher than usual school advantage score.
3.86
Higher than 50% 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).
447
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,023
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kilkenny
28 schools — 12,526 students, average ICSEA 1,023.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 11 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 18 · Combined 5 · Secondary 5
| Challa Gardens Primary School, Kilkenny | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 251 | 982 |
| Whitefriars School, Woodville Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 603 | 1,076 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 324 | 1,024 |
| Kilkenny Primary School, West Croydon | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 450 | 1,069 |
| The Grove Education Centre, Woodville | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 63 | 992 |
| Adelaide Secondary School of English, West Croydon | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 487 | 961 |
| Woodville High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,170 | 973 |
| Australian Islamic College Adelaide, West Croydon | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 589 | 1,016 |
| Woodville Primary School, Woodville South | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 204 | 1,020 |
| Woodville Gardens School Birth-6, Woodville Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 478 | 983 |
| Ngutu College, Woodville North | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 260 | 909 |
| Allenby Gardens Primary School, Allenby Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 392 | 1,062 |
| St Joseph's School, West Hindmarsh | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 223 | 1,063 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace School, Albert Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 278 | 1,043 |
| St Patrick's School, Mansfield Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 180 | 1,002 |
| Bowden Brompton Community School, Brompton | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 145 | 906 |
| Brompton Primary School, Renown Park | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 175 | 1,001 |
| Findon High School, Findon | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 467 | 978 |
| Pennington School R-6, Pennington | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 262 | 934 |
| Our Lady of La Vang School, Flinders Park | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 70 | 1,066 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Brompton | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 153 | 1,105 |
| Flinders Park Primary School, Flinders Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 187 | 1,037 |
| Prospect Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 537 | 1,109 |
| Rosary School, Prospect | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 484 | 1,101 |
| Seaton Park Primary School, Seaton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 149 | 999 |
| Nazareth Catholic College - Flinders Park Campus, Flinders Park | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 2,576 | 1,049 |
| St Brigid's School, Kilburn | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 165 | 965 |
| Mount Carmel College Secondary Campus, Rosewater | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,204 | 1,008 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kilkenny [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40693/kilkenny/topic/education