71.7% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 71.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Prospect · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Prospect
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Prospect have finished high school and university than in most similar areas. About 72% of people here completed Year 12, and 40% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, figures that sit far above both the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 71.7% of people finishing Year 12. This is 17 points higher than the South Australian average and 13 points above the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Prospect, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common in Prospect, where 40% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 22.7% seen across South Australia.
40.0% ▲ +37.1%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 40.0%
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 Prospect, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 21.3%, followed by health at 13.5% and society and culture at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Prospect has 41 schools within 3 km, among the largest number at this level, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Local schools are typically larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas.
1.96
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
41
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).
527
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,061
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Prospect
41 schools — 21,600 students, average ICSEA 1,061.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 11 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 8 · Combined 7
| Rosary School, Prospect | Catholic | Primary | 0.2 km | 484 | 1,101 |
| Prospect Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 537 | 1,109 |
| Prospect North Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 373 | 1,037 |
| Nailsworth Primary School, Nailsworth | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 548 | 1,106 |
| Prescott College, Prospect | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | 206 | 1,016 |
| Blackfriars Priory School, Prospect | Catholic | Combined | 1.3 km | 786 | 1,037 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Enfield | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 478 | 960 |
| Brompton Primary School, Renown Park | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 175 | 1,001 |
| Bowden Brompton Community School, Brompton | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 145 | 906 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Brompton | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 153 | 1,105 |
| Enfield Primary School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 188 | 978 |
| St Monica's Parish School, Walkerville | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 192 | 1,102 |
| Wilderness School, Medindie | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 856 | 1,176 |
| St Andrew's School, Walkerville | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 376 | 1,191 |
| Walkerville Primary School, Walkerville | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 548 | 1,139 |
| Adelaide Secondary School of English, West Croydon | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 487 | 961 |
| St Brigid's School, Kilburn | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 165 | 965 |
| North Adelaide Primary School, North Adelaide | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 296 | 1,144 |
| St Paul Lutheran School, Blair Athol | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 260 | 1,062 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 324 | 1,024 |
| Australian Islamic College Adelaide, West Croydon | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 589 | 1,016 |
| St Dominic's Priory College, North Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 2.9 km | 658 | 1,080 |
| Vale Park Primary School, Vale Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 393 | 1,097 |
| Blair Athol North B-6 School, Blair Athol | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 383 | 918 |
| Hampstead Primary School, Greenacres | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 243 | 1,032 |
| Challa Gardens Primary School, Kilkenny | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 251 | 982 |
| St Joseph's School, West Hindmarsh | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 223 | 1,063 |
| Kilkenny Primary School, West Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 450 | 1,069 |
| St Gabriel's School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 306 | 1,032 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Greenacres | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 691 | 1,085 |
| Warriappendi Secondary School, Thebarton | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 100 | 752 |
| University Senior College at Adelaide University - Jordan Campus, Adelaide University | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 523 | 1,092 |
| Adelaide Botanic High School, Adelaide | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,258 | 1,103 |
| Allenby Gardens Primary School, Allenby Gardens | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 392 | 1,062 |
| East Adelaide School, St Peters | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 495 | 1,117 |
| Open Access College, Marden | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 4,028 | 1,017 |
| Marden Senior College, Marden | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 496 | 1,041 |
| Woodville Gardens School Birth-6, Woodville Gardens | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 478 | 983 |
| Youthinc. Enterprise Academy, Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 4.4 km | 129 | 1,029 |
| St Peter's College, St Peters | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,585 | 1,164 |
| Northfield Primary School, Northfield | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 352 | 982 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41220/prospect/topic/education