53.0% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rosewater · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rosewater
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a third of Rosewater adults hold a Certificate III or IV, making trade and vocational skills a major feature of the area. While more residents have finished high school than in most similar areas, the local typical qualification level remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rosewater, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 17.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is more than in most similar areas, though it is still well below the South Australian average of 22.7%.
17.9% ▲ +57.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 17.9%
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 Rosewater, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 15.5%, followed closely by engineering and society and culture, both at around 15%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 16 schools within 3km, which is more than about 87% of similar areas. However, there are only 1.79 schools per 1,000 children, a figure much lower than most other areas.
1.79
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Higher than 86% 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).
408
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rosewater
16 schools — 6,520 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 3 · Combined 3
| Mount Carmel College Secondary Campus, Rosewater | Catholic | Secondary | 0.5 km | 1,204 | 1,008 |
| Pennington School R-6, Pennington | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 262 | 934 |
| Alberton Primary School, Queenstown | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 262 | 1,002 |
| St Joseph's School, Ottoway | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 154 | 990 |
| Ngutu College, Woodville North | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 260 | 909 |
| Portside Christian College, New Port | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 626 | 1,067 |
| Le Fevre Peninsula Primary School, Birkenhead | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 232 | 902 |
| Westport Primary School, Semaphore Park | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 421 | 1,025 |
| St Patrick's School, Mansfield Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 180 | 1,002 |
| Woodville High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,170 | 973 |
| Woodville Gardens School Birth-6, Woodville Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 478 | 983 |
| Hendon Primary School, Royal Park | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 270 | 965 |
| The Grove Education Centre, Woodville | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 63 | 992 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace School, Albert Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 278 | 1,043 |
| Woodville Primary School, Woodville South | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 204 | 1,020 |
| Le Fevre High School, Semaphore South | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 456 | 951 |
Sources
More for Rosewater
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rosewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41276/rosewater/topic/education