61.5% ▲ +34.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.8%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Renown Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Renown Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 30% of adults in Renown Park hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above the national average. This high level of tertiary education is mirrored in school results, with the area showing a strong trend of residents finishing their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high here, as 61.5% of people finished Year 12. This is well above the South Australian figure of 54.6% and a little above the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Renown Park, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 9 or below is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common in the area, with 29.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 26.3%.
29.6% ▲ +56.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 29.6%
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 Renown Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14% and society and culture at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,045, which is much higher than most areas. There are 32 schools within 3km, and the average school size of 471 is higher than most areas.
4.13
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
471
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,045
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Renown Park
32 schools — 15,064 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 10 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 8 · Combined 6
| Bowden Brompton Community School, Brompton | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 145 | 906 |
| Brompton Primary School, Renown Park | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 175 | 1,001 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Brompton | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 153 | 1,105 |
| Adelaide Secondary School of English, West Croydon | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 487 | 961 |
| Australian Islamic College Adelaide, West Croydon | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 589 | 1,016 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 324 | 1,024 |
| Prospect Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 537 | 1,109 |
| Rosary School, Prospect | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 484 | 1,101 |
| St Joseph's School, West Hindmarsh | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 223 | 1,063 |
| Blackfriars Priory School, Prospect | Catholic | Combined | 1.8 km | 786 | 1,037 |
| Prescott College, Prospect | Independent | Secondary | 1.9 km | 206 | 1,016 |
| Kilkenny Primary School, West Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 450 | 1,069 |
| St Dominic's Priory College, North Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 2.1 km | 658 | 1,080 |
| Allenby Gardens Primary School, Allenby Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 392 | 1,062 |
| Warriappendi Secondary School, Thebarton | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 100 | 752 |
| Challa Gardens Primary School, Kilkenny | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 251 | 982 |
| North Adelaide Primary School, North Adelaide | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 296 | 1,144 |
| Prospect North Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 373 | 1,037 |
| Nailsworth Primary School, Nailsworth | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 548 | 1,106 |
| Whitefriars School, Woodville Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 603 | 1,076 |
| Thebarton Senior College, Torrensville | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,284 | 951 |
| Wilderness School, Medindie | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 856 | 1,176 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Enfield | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 478 | 960 |
| Walkerville Primary School, Walkerville | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 548 | 1,139 |
| St Brigid's School, Kilburn | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 165 | 965 |
| The Grove Education Centre, Woodville | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 63 | 992 |
| Temple Christian College, Mile End | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,151 | 1,043 |
| St Andrew's School, Walkerville | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 376 | 1,191 |
| St Monica's Parish School, Walkerville | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 192 | 1,102 |
| Woodville High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,170 | 973 |
| University Senior College at Adelaide University - Jordan Campus, Adelaide University | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 523 | 1,092 |
| Woodville Gardens School Birth-6, Woodville Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 478 | 983 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Renown Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41252/renown-park/topic/education