76.5% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.5%
- 2016: 71.9%
- 2021: 76.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Millswood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Millswood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of adults in Millswood hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This high level of academic achievement is a defining feature of the area, where school and university success are common.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 76.5% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the South Australian rate of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Millswood, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, with 46.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, with 16.9% of residents holding a postgraduate degree.
46.5% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.3%
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 46.5%
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 Millswood, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with the most common being management and commerce at 21.3%, followed by health at 18.5% and society and culture at 17.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Millswood has access to 37 schools within 3km, among the largest number for similar areas. These schools are generally larger than most and have some of the highest advantage scores.
37
Higher than 90% 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).
525
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,110
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Millswood
37 schools — 19,417 students, average ICSEA 1,110.
By sector: Government 18 · Independent 10 · Catholic 9
By type: Primary 24 · Combined 9 · Secondary 4
| St Thomas' School, Goodwood | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 297 | 1,116 |
| Goodwood Primary School, Goodwood | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 408 | 1,147 |
| Cabra Dominican College, Cumberland Park | Catholic | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,165 | 1,065 |
| Westbourne Park Primary School, Westbourne Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 480 | 1,126 |
| Aspect Treetop School, Ashford | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 75 | 1,080 |
| Black Forest Primary School, Black Forest | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 410 | 1,108 |
| Walford Anglican School for Girls, Hyde Park | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 400 | 1,162 |
| Unley Primary School, Unley | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 470 | 1,154 |
| Annesley College, Wayville | Independent | Primary | 1.8 km | 292 | 1,164 |
| Saint Spyridon College, Unley | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 39 | 1,081 |
| St Anthony's School, Edwardstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 116 | 1,090 |
| Richmond Primary School, Keswick | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 362 | 1,122 |
| Mitcham Girls High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 754 | 1,083 |
| Concordia College, Highgate | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,312 | 1,140 |
| Sturt Street Community School, Adelaide | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 162 | 1,114 |
| Edwardstown Primary School, Melrose Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 512 | 1,098 |
| St Joseph's School, Kingswood | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 256 | 1,135 |
| Pulteney Grammar School, Adelaide | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 839 | 1,170 |
| Muirden Senior College, Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 91 | 1,079 |
| Gilles Street Primary School, Adelaide | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 275 | 1,107 |
| Sunrise Christian School Fullarton, Fullarton | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 175 | 1,133 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 629 | 1,121 |
| Highgate School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 616 | 1,150 |
| Plympton Primary School, Plympton | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 272 | 1,071 |
| Parkside Primary School, Parkside | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 331 | 1,126 |
| Unley High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,547 | 1,084 |
| St Mary's College, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 659 | 1,073 |
| Emmaus Christian College, South Plympton | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,084 | 1,137 |
| Tenison Woods Catholic Primary School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 262 | 1,084 |
| St Raphael's School, Parkside | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 96 | 1,048 |
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, Colonel Light Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 688 | 1,119 |
| St Aloysius College, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,091 | 1,081 |
| Urrbrae Agricultural High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,102 | 1,074 |
| Scotch College - Torrens Park Campus, Torrens Park | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,213 | 1,146 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic School, Plympton | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 361 | 1,081 |
| Cowandilla Primary School, Cowandilla | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 341 | 1,051 |
| Forbes Primary School, South Plympton | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 235 | 1,002 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Millswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40879/millswood/topic/education