65.4% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Marleston · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Marleston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 32% of adults in Marleston hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This educational achievement is reflected in the local school-leaving rates, where 65.4% of residents finished Year 12. This is far above the South Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the state average, with 65.4% of people finishing their final year. Only 9.5% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Marleston, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 33.3% of people holding a bachelor degree and 13.6% possessing a postgraduate qualification. These figures are much higher than in most similar areas.
32.4% ▲ +43.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 32.4%
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 Marleston, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Postgraduate degree (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 22.7%, followed by health and engineering, which both sit around 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Marleston has access to 29 schools within 3 km, among the largest number at this level. These schools are typically much larger than those in most other areas.
29
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).
542
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,077
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Marleston
29 schools — 15,715 students, average ICSEA 1,077.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 8 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 15 · Combined 8 · Secondary 6
| Tenison Woods Catholic Primary School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 262 | 1,084 |
| Richmond Primary School, Keswick | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 362 | 1,122 |
| Aspect Treetop School, Ashford | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 75 | 1,080 |
| Cowandilla Primary School, Cowandilla | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 341 | 1,051 |
| Plympton Primary School, Plympton | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 272 | 1,071 |
| Black Forest Primary School, Black Forest | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 410 | 1,108 |
| St John Bosco School, Brooklyn Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 252 | 1,054 |
| Errington Special Education Centre, Plympton | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 103 | 1,030 |
| Plympton International College, Plympton | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 825 | 1,044 |
| Goodwood Primary School, Goodwood | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 408 | 1,147 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic School, Plympton | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 361 | 1,081 |
| St George College - Senior Campus, Mile End | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 350 | 1,046 |
| St Anthony's School, Edwardstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 116 | 1,090 |
| Emmaus Christian College, South Plympton | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,084 | 1,137 |
| Sturt Street Community School, Adelaide | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 162 | 1,114 |
| St Thomas' School, Goodwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 297 | 1,116 |
| Temple Christian College, Mile End | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,151 | 1,043 |
| Torrensville Primary School, Torrensville | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 380 | 1,099 |
| Brooklyn Park Primary School, Brooklyn Park | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 118 | 1,066 |
| St Mary's College, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 659 | 1,073 |
| Adelaide High School, Adelaide | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,821 | 1,094 |
| Thebarton Senior College, Torrensville | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,284 | 951 |
| Cabra Dominican College, Cumberland Park | Catholic | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,165 | 1,065 |
| Annesley College, Wayville | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 292 | 1,164 |
| Underdale High School, Underdale | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 629 | 1,000 |
| Lockleys North Primary School, Lockleys | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 422 | 1,069 |
| Immanuel College, Novar Gardens | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,184 | 1,117 |
| Muirden Senior College, Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 91 | 1,079 |
| Pulteney Grammar School, Adelaide | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 839 | 1,170 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Marleston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40835/marleston/topic/education