67.5% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ridleyton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ridleyton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher share of people in Ridleyton have finished high school than the state average. This is a well-educated area where 32.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is much higher here than in most areas. About 67.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far above the South Australian rate of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ridleyton, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, with 33.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree. This helps explain why the area's rate of higher education is well above both the state and national figures.
32.2% ▲ +32.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 32.2%
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 Ridleyton, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Postgraduate degree (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 22%, followed by society and culture at 12.8%. Health and engineering are also frequent qualifications here.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ridleyton has access to 28 schools within 3km, among the largest number of options at this level. The average school advantage score is much higher than in most areas.
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).
494
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,041
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ridleyton
28 schools — 13,841 students, average ICSEA 1,041.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 9 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 15 · Combined 7 · Secondary 6
| Australian Islamic College Adelaide, West Croydon | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 589 | 1,016 |
| Bowden Brompton Community School, Brompton | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 145 | 906 |
| Brompton Primary School, Renown Park | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 175 | 1,001 |
| Adelaide Secondary School of English, West Croydon | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 487 | 961 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Brompton | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 153 | 1,105 |
| St Joseph's School, West Hindmarsh | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 223 | 1,063 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 324 | 1,024 |
| Kilkenny Primary School, West Croydon | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 450 | 1,069 |
| Allenby Gardens Primary School, Allenby Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 392 | 1,062 |
| Warriappendi Secondary School, Thebarton | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 100 | 752 |
| Prospect Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 537 | 1,109 |
| Rosary School, Prospect | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 484 | 1,101 |
| St Dominic's Priory College, North Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 2.1 km | 658 | 1,080 |
| Blackfriars Priory School, Prospect | Catholic | Combined | 2.2 km | 786 | 1,037 |
| Challa Gardens Primary School, Kilkenny | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 251 | 982 |
| Prescott College, Prospect | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 206 | 1,016 |
| Thebarton Senior College, Torrensville | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,284 | 951 |
| Whitefriars School, Woodville Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 603 | 1,076 |
| Flinders Park Primary School, Flinders Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 187 | 1,037 |
| North Adelaide Primary School, North Adelaide | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 296 | 1,144 |
| Nazareth Catholic College - Flinders Park Campus, Flinders Park | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 2,576 | 1,049 |
| Torrensville Primary School, Torrensville | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 380 | 1,099 |
| St George College - Senior Campus, Mile End | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 350 | 1,046 |
| Prospect North Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 373 | 1,037 |
| Temple Christian College, Mile End | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,151 | 1,043 |
| Nailsworth Primary School, Nailsworth | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 548 | 1,106 |
| Our Lady of La Vang School, Flinders Park | Catholic | Combined | 3.3 km | 70 | 1,066 |
| The Grove Education Centre, Woodville | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 63 | 992 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ridleyton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41258/ridleyton/topic/education