54.7% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.2%
- 2016: 50.7%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Redwood Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Redwood Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Redwood Park hold higher qualifications and finish high school than in most similar areas. While the typical resident is more likely to have a degree or a trade certificate than those in nearby suburbs, the area still trails the national average for university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas and roughly the same as the South Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Redwood Park, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 11 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.8% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.
18.8% ▲ +47.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 18.8%
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 Redwood Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 18.7%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 18.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have higher advantage scores than those in most similar areas. There are 28 schools within 3km, and the majority are government primary schools.
1.05
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
28
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).
534
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,044
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Redwood Park
28 schools — 14,955 students, average ICSEA 1,044.
By sector: Government 20 · Independent 5 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 19 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| Redwood Park Primary School, Redwood Park | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 368 | 1,032 |
| Ridgehaven Primary School, Ridgehaven | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 222 | 983 |
| St Francis Xavier's Regional Catholic School, Wynn Vale | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 561 | 1,051 |
| Surrey Downs Primary School, Surrey Downs | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 148 | 986 |
| Banksia Park School R-6, Banksia Park | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 240 | 1,037 |
| Banksia Park International High School, Banksia Park | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,055 | 1,009 |
| Saint David's Parish School, Tea Tree Gully | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| Gleeson College, Golden Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 941 | 1,055 |
| Modbury School P-6, Modbury North | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 172 | 1,026 |
| Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School, Wynn Vale | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 205 | 1,051 |
| Wynn Vale School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 365 | 1,032 |
| The Heights School, Modbury Heights | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,811 | 1,060 |
| Pedare Christian College, Golden Grove | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,146 | 1,097 |
| Golden Grove High School, Golden Grove | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,486 | 1,007 |
| Tea Tree Gully Primary School, Tea Tree Gully | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 117 | 1,073 |
| St Agnes School P - 6, St Agnes | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 251 | 1,039 |
| Ardtornish Primary School, St Agnes | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 462 | 1,044 |
| Golden Grove Primary School, Golden Grove | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 495 | 1,021 |
| Fairview Park Primary School, Fairview Park | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 260 | 1,027 |
| Modbury High School, Modbury | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 926 | 1,005 |
| Keithcot Farm Primary School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 330 | 1,020 |
| King's Baptist Grammar School - Wynn Vale Campus, Wynn Vale | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,280 | 1,090 |
| Modbury South Primary School, Hope Valley | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 179 | 1,011 |
| Modbury Special School, Hope Valley | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 166 | 997 |
| Torrens Valley Christian School, Hope Valley | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 565 | 1,085 |
| Modbury West School, Modbury | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 264 | 1,020 |
| East Para Primary School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 194 | 994 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 440 | 1,089 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Redwood Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41242/redwood-park/topic/education