74.7% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 72.0%
- 2021: 74.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
St Clair · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in St Clair
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 75% of people in St Clair have finished Year 12, making it one of the most highly educated areas in the region. This high level of schooling is reflected in the adult population, where a typical resident is much more likely to hold a university degree than those in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far above the national figure, with 74.7% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 20 points higher than the South Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In St Clair, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 11 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 37.3% of adults, which is far above the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a bachelor degree at 35.9%.
37.3% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 37.3%
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 St Clair, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in management and commerce, which account for 24.9% of degrees. Engineering and health are also common fields of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 21 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per child than in most areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the typical school is larger than those in other similar areas.
2.40
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 87% 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).
430
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving St Clair
21 schools — 9,022 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Woodville High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 1,170 | 973 |
| Ngutu College, Woodville North | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 260 | 909 |
| The Grove Education Centre, Woodville | Government | Combined | 0.8 km | 63 | 992 |
| Woodville Primary School, Woodville South | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 204 | 1,020 |
| Whitefriars School, Woodville Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 603 | 1,076 |
| Pennington School R-6, Pennington | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 262 | 934 |
| Woodville Gardens School Birth-6, Woodville Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 478 | 983 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace School, Albert Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 278 | 1,043 |
| Challa Gardens Primary School, Kilkenny | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 251 | 982 |
| Mount Carmel College Secondary Campus, Rosewater | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,204 | 1,008 |
| Alberton Primary School, Queenstown | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 262 | 1,002 |
| St Patrick's School, Mansfield Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 180 | 1,002 |
| Hendon Primary School, Royal Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 270 | 965 |
| St Joseph's School, Ottoway | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 154 | 990 |
| Kilkenny Primary School, West Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 450 | 1,069 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 324 | 1,024 |
| Seaton Park Primary School, Seaton | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 149 | 999 |
| Findon High School, Findon | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 467 | 978 |
| Adelaide Secondary School of English, West Croydon | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 487 | 961 |
| Seaton High School, Seaton | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 917 | 1,001 |
| Australian Islamic College Adelaide, West Croydon | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 589 | 1,016 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in St Clair [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41367/st-clair/topic/education