67.5% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rostrevor · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rostrevor
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher educational attainment than most similar areas defines Rostrevor, where a strong focus on learning is evident. Over a third of adults hold a university degree, and high school completion rates sit well above both state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A far higher proportion of people here finished Year 12 compared to the rest of South Australia, with 67.5% completing their schooling. This is well above the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rostrevor, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common in Rostrevor, where 35.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the South Australian figure of 22.7%.
35.5% ▲ +46.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 35.5%
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 Rostrevor, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 21.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than those in most areas, with an average size of 586 students. While there are 18 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most areas.
1.28
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
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).
586
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,088
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rostrevor
18 schools — 10,555 students, average ICSEA 1,088.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 3 · Secondary 3
| Stradbroke School, Rostrevor | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 694 | 1,111 |
| Thorndon Park Primary School, Athelstone | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 266 | 1,069 |
| Rostrevor College, Woodforde | Catholic | Combined | 1.1 km | 985 | 1,064 |
| Morialta Secondary College, Rostrevor | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 570 | 1,075 |
| Saint Ignatius' College - Senior School Campus, Athelstone | Catholic | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,421 | 1,151 |
| St Francis of Assisi School, Newton | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 246 | 1,049 |
| East Torrens Primary School, Hectorville | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 350 | 1,073 |
| Magill School, Magill | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 744 | 1,119 |
| Paradise Primary School, Paradise | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 141 | 1,022 |
| Charles Campbell College, Paradise | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,188 | 1,018 |
| Adelaide East Education Centre, Campbelltown | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 49 | 1,056 |
| Athelstone School, Athelstone | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 368 | 1,100 |
| St Joseph's School, Hectorville | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 859 | 1,077 |
| Norwood International High School, Magill | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,667 | 1,090 |
| St Joseph's School, Tranmere | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 208 | 1,099 |
| Sunrise Christian School Paradise, Paradise | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 175 | 1,096 |
| East Marden Primary School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 548 | 1,127 |
| Felixstow Primary School, Felixstow | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 76 | 1,014 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rostrevor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41279/rostrevor/topic/education