79.0% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.3%
- 2016: 72.7%
- 2021: 79.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Malvern · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Malvern
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher rates of high-level schooling and degrees than most similar areas define Malvern. Almost half of all adults hold a university degree, and 79% of residents finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national average, with 79% of residents finishing school compared to 58.8% across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Malvern, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 11 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, as 47.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the South Australian figure of 22.7%.
47.8% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.6%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 47.8%
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 Malvern, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 25.1%, followed by health at 19.3% and society and culture at 15.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Malvern has some of the most advantaged schools in the region, with 33 schools within 3 km. While the typical school is much larger than in other areas, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than most places.
2.25
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
33
Higher than 89% 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).
661
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,123
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Malvern
33 schools — 21,804 students, average ICSEA 1,123.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 9 · Catholic 8
By type: Primary 18 · Combined 10 · Secondary 5
| Walford Anglican School for Girls, Hyde Park | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 400 | 1,162 |
| Concordia College, Highgate | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 1,312 | 1,140 |
| Unley Primary School, Unley | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 470 | 1,154 |
| Sunrise Christian School Fullarton, Fullarton | Independent | Primary | 1.0 km | 175 | 1,133 |
| Highgate School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 616 | 1,150 |
| Saint Spyridon College, Unley | Independent | Primary | 1.1 km | 39 | 1,081 |
| Mitcham Girls High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 754 | 1,083 |
| St Joseph's School, Kingswood | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 256 | 1,135 |
| Unley High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,547 | 1,084 |
| Urrbrae Agricultural High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,102 | 1,074 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 629 | 1,121 |
| Parkside Primary School, Parkside | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 331 | 1,126 |
| St Raphael's School, Parkside | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 96 | 1,048 |
| St Thomas' School, Goodwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 297 | 1,116 |
| Westbourne Park Primary School, Westbourne Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 480 | 1,126 |
| Glen Osmond Primary School, Myrtle Bank | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 363 | 1,143 |
| Glenunga International High School, Glenunga | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 2,340 | 1,153 |
| Goodwood Primary School, Goodwood | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 408 | 1,147 |
| Annesley College, Wayville | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 292 | 1,164 |
| Mercedes College, Springfield | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,111 | 1,133 |
| Cabra Dominican College, Cumberland Park | Catholic | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,165 | 1,065 |
| Scotch College - Torrens Park Campus, Torrens Park | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,213 | 1,146 |
| Pulteney Grammar School, Adelaide | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 839 | 1,170 |
| Gilles Street Primary School, Adelaide | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 275 | 1,107 |
| Seymour College, Glen Osmond | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 715 | 1,150 |
| Muirden Senior College, Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 91 | 1,079 |
| St Patrick's Special School, Dulwich | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 51 | 1,115 |
| Linden Park Primary School, Linden Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 981 | 1,160 |
| Rose Park Primary School, Rose Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 525 | 1,162 |
| Christian Brothers College - Senior Campus, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 990 | 1,074 |
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, Colonel Light Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 688 | 1,119 |
| Sturt Street Community School, Adelaide | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 162 | 1,114 |
| St Aloysius College, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,091 | 1,081 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Malvern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40814/malvern/topic/education