55.1% ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Royal Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Royal Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Royal Park, held by 36.8% of the population. While more residents here finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, the suburb generally trails behind South Australia and the national average in higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas and roughly the same as the state figure. This is well below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Royal Park, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A higher share of adults here hold a bachelor's degree or more than in most similar areas, though at 17.6% this is well below both the state and national figures.
17.6% ▲ +79.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 Royal Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 18.4%, followed by management and commerce at 16.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 19 schools within 3km, more than about 89% of similar areas, though there are only 1.8 schools per 1,000 children. Most of these schools are government-run (73.7%) and the typical school size is 459 students.
1.80
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
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).
459
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Royal Park
19 schools — 8,727 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Alberton Primary School, Queenstown | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 262 | 1,002 |
| Hendon Primary School, Royal Park | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 270 | 965 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace School, Albert Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 278 | 1,043 |
| Seaton High School, Seaton | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 917 | 1,001 |
| Mount Carmel College Secondary Campus, Rosewater | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,204 | 1,008 |
| Westport Primary School, Semaphore Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 421 | 1,025 |
| Portside Christian College, New Port | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 626 | 1,067 |
| West Lakes Shore School, West Lakes Shore | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 554 | 1,060 |
| Woodville Primary School, Woodville South | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 204 | 1,020 |
| Pennington School R-6, Pennington | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 262 | 934 |
| Ngutu College, Woodville North | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 260 | 909 |
| Woodville High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,170 | 973 |
| Seaton Park Primary School, Seaton | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 149 | 999 |
| Le Fevre High School, Semaphore South | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 456 | 951 |
| The Grove Education Centre, Woodville | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 63 | 992 |
| Le Fevre Peninsula Primary School, Birkenhead | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 232 | 902 |
| Findon High School, Findon | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 467 | 978 |
| Grange Primary School, Grange | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 702 | 1,075 |
| Dominican School, Semaphore | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 230 | 1,048 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Royal Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41282/royal-park/topic/education