83.6% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.1%
- 2016: 76.6%
- 2021: 83.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Osmond · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Osmond
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in Mount Osmond hold a bachelor degree or higher, reflecting a highly educated population. This area stands out for its strong academic achievement, with school completion rates far exceeding both state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 83.6% of people completing Year 12. This is far above the South Australian figure of 54.6% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Osmond, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 11 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 53.5% of adults, which is far above the 22.7% seen in South Australia and 26.3% across Australia. This high level of qualification is split between 40.6% with bachelor degrees and 21.5% with postgraduate degrees.
53.5% ▲ +45.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 53.5%
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 Mount Osmond, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are management and commerce at 21.1%, followed by health at 17.8% and society and culture at 16.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mount Osmond is served by 14 schools within 3 km, more than 85% of similar areas. These schools have an average size of 893 and an advantage score among the highest at this level.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
893
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,134
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mount Osmond
14 schools — 12,501 students, average ICSEA 1,134.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 5 · Secondary 3
| Seymour College, Glen Osmond | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 715 | 1,150 |
| Glen Osmond Primary School, Myrtle Bank | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 363 | 1,143 |
| Linden Park Primary School, Linden Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 981 | 1,160 |
| Glenunga International High School, Glenunga | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 2,340 | 1,153 |
| Mercedes College, Springfield | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,111 | 1,133 |
| Urrbrae Agricultural High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,102 | 1,074 |
| Burnside Primary School, Burnside | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 686 | 1,156 |
| Highgate School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 616 | 1,150 |
| Sunrise Christian School Fullarton, Fullarton | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 175 | 1,133 |
| Unley High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,547 | 1,084 |
| Concordia College, Highgate | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,312 | 1,140 |
| St Patrick's Special School, Dulwich | Catholic | Combined | 3.8 km | 51 | 1,115 |
| St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School, Stonyfell | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 873 | 1,180 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 629 | 1,121 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Osmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40959/mount-osmond/topic/education