66.0% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 66.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Payneham South · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Payneham South hold high-level qualifications than the state or national average. This is a highly educated area, where 34.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the South Australian figure of 22.7%.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most areas, with 66% of people finishing school. This is well above the Australian average of 58.8%.
66.0% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Payneham South, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 34.7% of adults, a figure far above the state average. Combined with postgraduate degrees, university-level qualifications are very common here.
34.7% ▲ +48.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Payneham South, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 22.2%, followed by engineering at 13.2% and society and culture at 11.3%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools within 3km and features schools with advantage scores among the highest at this level. Most local schools are government-run (58.6%) and primary-focused (62.1%).
3.73
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
776
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,103
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
29 schools — 22,514 students, average ICSEA 1,103.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 7 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 18 · Combined 6 · Secondary 5
| Trinity Gardens School, Trinity Gardens | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 695 | 1,103 |
| St Joseph's School, Payneham South | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 494 | 1,092 |
| Felixstow Primary School, Felixstow | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 76 | 1,014 |
| East Adelaide School, St Peters | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 495 | 1,117 |
| Open Access College, Marden | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 4,028 | 1,017 |
| Marden Senior College, Marden | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 496 | 1,041 |
| Pembroke School - Middle School Campus, Kensington Park | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,672 | 1,171 |
| Mary MacKillop College, Kensington | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 291 | 1,077 |
| St Joseph's School, Hectorville | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 859 | 1,077 |
| St Joseph's Memorial School, Norwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 192 | 1,108 |
| St Joseph's School, Tranmere | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 208 | 1,099 |
| Marryatville Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 506 | 1,127 |
| Norwood Primary School, Norwood | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 361 | 1,148 |
| Loreto College, Marryatville | Catholic | Combined | 2.5 km | 717 | 1,098 |
| East Torrens Primary School, Hectorville | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 350 | 1,073 |
| Marryatville High School, Marryatville | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,759 | 1,120 |
| East Marden Primary School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 548 | 1,127 |
| St Peter's College, St Peters | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,585 | 1,164 |
| Vale Park Primary School, Vale Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 393 | 1,097 |
| Norwood International High School, Magill | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,667 | 1,090 |
| Morialta Secondary College, Rostrevor | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 570 | 1,075 |
| Walkerville Primary School, Walkerville | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 548 | 1,139 |
| St Andrew's School, Walkerville | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 376 | 1,191 |
| Magill School, Magill | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 744 | 1,119 |
| Klemzig Primary School, Klemzig | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 184 | 1,033 |
| Prince Alfred College, Kent Town | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,127 | 1,143 |
| St Monica's Parish School, Walkerville | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 192 | 1,102 |
| Rose Park Primary School, Rose Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 525 | 1,162 |
| Wilderness School, Medindie | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 856 | 1,176 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Payneham South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41124/payneham-south/topic/education