26.7% ▼ -49.7%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 41.8%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Regency Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Regency Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Regency Park have finished high school compared to most other areas. Only 26.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This suggests a local workforce that relies more on practical skills than formal classroom schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly half of the population (46.7%) left school in Year 9 or below. This explains why Year 12 completion is far below both the South Australian and national averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Regency Park, the largest group is Year 9 or below at 50%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 10 (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 13.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the state average. Among those with a qualification, a bachelor degree is the most common at 40%.
13.3% ▲ +85.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 Regency Park, Bachelor degree is the majority at 62%; Certificate III / IV is next at 38%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are engineering and related fields at 25%, followed by society and culture at 20%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Regency Park is surrounded by a large number of schools, with 27 within 3km. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,018, which is higher than most areas.
27
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).
378
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Regency Park
27 schools — 10,196 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 10 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 18 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| St Brigid's School, Kilburn | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 165 | 965 |
| Woodville Gardens School Birth-6, Woodville Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 478 | 983 |
| St Patrick's School, Mansfield Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 180 | 1,002 |
| Challa Gardens Primary School, Kilkenny | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 251 | 982 |
| St Paul Lutheran School, Blair Athol | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 260 | 1,062 |
| Blair Athol North B-6 School, Blair Athol | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 383 | 918 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 324 | 1,024 |
| Prospect North Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 373 | 1,037 |
| Adelaide Secondary School of English, West Croydon | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 487 | 961 |
| Enfield Primary School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 188 | 978 |
| The Grove Education Centre, Woodville | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 63 | 992 |
| Rosary School, Prospect | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 484 | 1,101 |
| Prospect Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 537 | 1,109 |
| Whitefriars School, Woodville Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 603 | 1,076 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Enfield | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 478 | 960 |
| St Gabriel's School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 306 | 1,032 |
| Ngutu College, Woodville North | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 260 | 909 |
| Woodville High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,170 | 973 |
| Australian Islamic College Adelaide, West Croydon | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 589 | 1,016 |
| Brompton Primary School, Renown Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 175 | 1,001 |
| Nailsworth Primary School, Nailsworth | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 548 | 1,106 |
| St Joseph's School, Ottoway | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 154 | 990 |
| Kilkenny Primary School, West Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 450 | 1,069 |
| Bowden Brompton Community School, Brompton | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 145 | 906 |
| Prescott College, Prospect | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 206 | 1,016 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Brompton | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 153 | 1,105 |
| Blackfriars Priory School, Prospect | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 786 | 1,037 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Regency Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41245/regency-park/topic/education