68.4% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ovingham · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ovingham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and degrees set Ovingham apart from most similar areas. About 41.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This is a highly qualified community where secondary school completion is also very common.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most areas, reaching 68.4%. This is well above the Australian average of 58.8% and far above the South Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ovingham, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 41.6% of the population, which is among the highest at this level and far above the state average.
41.6% ▲ +39.6%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 41.6%
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 Ovingham, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Certificate III / IV (17%) and Postgraduate degree (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in management and commerce are most common at 18.5%, followed by society and culture at 11.7% and education at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ovingham is near 32 schools, which is among the largest number for an area of this size, with an average school advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
32
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).
529
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,065
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ovingham
32 schools — 16,931 students, average ICSEA 1,065.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 9 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 10 · Combined 7
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Brompton | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 153 | 1,105 |
| Bowden Brompton Community School, Brompton | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 145 | 906 |
| Brompton Primary School, Renown Park | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 175 | 1,001 |
| Blackfriars Priory School, Prospect | Catholic | Combined | 1.0 km | 786 | 1,037 |
| St Dominic's Priory College, North Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 1.1 km | 658 | 1,080 |
| Prescott College, Prospect | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 206 | 1,016 |
| North Adelaide Primary School, North Adelaide | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 296 | 1,144 |
| Prospect Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 537 | 1,109 |
| Rosary School, Prospect | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 484 | 1,101 |
| St Joseph's School, West Hindmarsh | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 223 | 1,063 |
| Australian Islamic College Adelaide, West Croydon | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 589 | 1,016 |
| Wilderness School, Medindie | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 856 | 1,176 |
| Warriappendi Secondary School, Thebarton | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 100 | 752 |
| Adelaide Secondary School of English, West Croydon | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 487 | 961 |
| Nailsworth Primary School, Nailsworth | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 548 | 1,106 |
| Walkerville Primary School, Walkerville | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 548 | 1,139 |
| University Senior College at Adelaide University - Jordan Campus, Adelaide University | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 523 | 1,092 |
| Temple Christian College, Mile End | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,151 | 1,043 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 324 | 1,024 |
| St Andrew's School, Walkerville | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 376 | 1,191 |
| Adelaide Botanic High School, Adelaide | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,258 | 1,103 |
| Allenby Gardens Primary School, Allenby Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 392 | 1,062 |
| Youthinc. Enterprise Academy, Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 129 | 1,029 |
| Thebarton Senior College, Torrensville | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,284 | 951 |
| Prospect North Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 373 | 1,037 |
| Adelaide High School, Adelaide | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,821 | 1,094 |
| St George College - Senior Campus, Mile End | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 350 | 1,046 |
| Kilkenny Primary School, West Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 450 | 1,069 |
| St Monica's Parish School, Walkerville | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 192 | 1,102 |
| St Mary's College, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 3.3 km | 659 | 1,073 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Enfield | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 478 | 960 |
| Torrensville Primary School, Torrensville | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 380 | 1,099 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ovingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41084/ovingham/topic/education