60.3% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tennyson · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tennyson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher university and school completion rates set Tennyson apart from the rest of the state. About 30% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the South Australian figure of 22.7%. This high level of attainment is reflected across the board, with residents more likely to have finished Year 12 than most people in Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the state average at 60.3%, a figure that is also a little above the national average. In contrast, only 5.9% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tennyson, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 11 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High-level qualifications are common here, with 29.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above both the state and national figures, with 31.3% specifically holding a bachelor degree.
29.9% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 29.9%
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 Tennyson, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.9%, followed by health at 15.7% and engineering and related fields at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tennyson has more schools within 3km than 84% of similar areas, with government primary schools making up the majority. Local schools are much larger than most areas and have a much higher average advantage score.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
600
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,052
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tennyson
12 schools — 7,195 students, average ICSEA 1,052.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Seaton High School, Seaton | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 917 | 1,001 |
| Grange Primary School, Grange | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 702 | 1,075 |
| Hendon Primary School, Royal Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 270 | 965 |
| West Lakes Shore School, West Lakes Shore | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 554 | 1,060 |
| Star of the Sea School, Henley Beach | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 558 | 1,108 |
| Seaton Park Primary School, Seaton | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 149 | 999 |
| Fulham Gardens Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 148 | 1,042 |
| Westport Primary School, Semaphore Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 421 | 1,025 |
| St Michael's College - Secondary Campus, Henley Beach | Catholic | Combined | 3.6 km | 2,193 | 1,064 |
| Alberton Primary School, Queenstown | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 262 | 1,002 |
| Portside Christian College, New Port | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 626 | 1,067 |
| Fulham North Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 395 | 1,095 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tennyson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41436/tennyson/topic/education