67.0% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 67.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kings Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kings Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Kings Park hold high-level degrees than in most similar areas. This is a highly educated community where 40.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 67% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the South Australian figure of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kings Park, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High academic achievement is common, as 40.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 26.3% seen across Australia.
40.6% ▲ +40.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 40.6%
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 Kings Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Postgraduate degree (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 22.2%, followed by health at 17.5% and society and culture at 16.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 27 schools within 3km, among the largest number for any similar area. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 577 students.
27
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).
577
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,118
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 Kings Park
27 schools — 15,575 students, average ICSEA 1,118.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 9 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 17 · Combined 7 · Secondary 3
| Westbourne Park Primary School, Westbourne Park | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 480 | 1,126 |
| Cabra Dominican College, Cumberland Park | Catholic | Combined | 0.8 km | 1,165 | 1,065 |
| St Thomas' School, Goodwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 297 | 1,116 |
| Goodwood Primary School, Goodwood | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 408 | 1,147 |
| Walford Anglican School for Girls, Hyde Park | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 400 | 1,162 |
| Mitcham Girls High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 754 | 1,083 |
| Unley Primary School, Unley | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 470 | 1,154 |
| Black Forest Primary School, Black Forest | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 410 | 1,108 |
| Saint Spyridon College, Unley | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 39 | 1,081 |
| St Joseph's School, Kingswood | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 256 | 1,135 |
| St Anthony's School, Edwardstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 116 | 1,090 |
| Aspect Treetop School, Ashford | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 75 | 1,080 |
| Concordia College, Highgate | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,312 | 1,140 |
| Edwardstown Primary School, Melrose Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 512 | 1,098 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 629 | 1,121 |
| Annesley College, Wayville | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 292 | 1,164 |
| Unley High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,547 | 1,084 |
| Highgate School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 616 | 1,150 |
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, Colonel Light Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 688 | 1,119 |
| Sunrise Christian School Fullarton, Fullarton | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 175 | 1,133 |
| Scotch College - Torrens Park Campus, Torrens Park | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,213 | 1,146 |
| Urrbrae Agricultural High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,102 | 1,074 |
| Richmond Primary School, Keswick | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 362 | 1,122 |
| St Therese School, Colonel Light Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 172 | 1,087 |
| Pulteney Grammar School, Adelaide | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 839 | 1,170 |
| Sturt Street Community School, Adelaide | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 162 | 1,114 |
| Emmaus Christian College, South Plympton | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,084 | 1,137 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kings Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40696/kings-park/topic/education