79.8% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.8%
- 2016: 74.9%
- 2021: 79.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Toorak Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Toorak Gardens
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge gap exists between Toorak Gardens and the rest of the country, where over half of adults hold a university degree. This is an exceptionally well-educated area, with a very high percentage of residents completing Year 12 and pursuing advanced qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Almost 80% of residents finished Year 12, which is far above the 54.6% seen in South Australia and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Toorak Gardens, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 11 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 51.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far above the national figure of 26.3%.
51.4% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.0%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 51.4%
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 Toorak Gardens, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 24.2%, followed by health at 21.9% and society and culture at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has access to 36 schools within 3km, including a mix of government, independent, and Catholic options, with schools here having some of the highest advantage scores and sizes in the region.
36
Higher than 89% 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).
725
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,131
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Toorak Gardens
36 schools — 26,091 students, average ICSEA 1,131.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 11 · Catholic 9
By type: Primary 18 · Combined 11 · Secondary 7
| St Patrick's Special School, Dulwich | Catholic | Combined | 0.5 km | 51 | 1,115 |
| Rose Park Primary School, Rose Park | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 525 | 1,162 |
| Loreto College, Marryatville | Catholic | Combined | 0.8 km | 717 | 1,098 |
| Marryatville High School, Marryatville | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,759 | 1,120 |
| St Joseph's Memorial School, Norwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 192 | 1,108 |
| Mary MacKillop College, Kensington | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 291 | 1,077 |
| Norwood Primary School, Norwood | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 361 | 1,148 |
| Marryatville Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 506 | 1,127 |
| Glenunga International High School, Glenunga | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 2,340 | 1,153 |
| Linden Park Primary School, Linden Park | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 981 | 1,160 |
| Pembroke School - Middle School Campus, Kensington Park | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,672 | 1,171 |
| St Raphael's School, Parkside | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 96 | 1,048 |
| Parkside Primary School, Parkside | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 331 | 1,126 |
| Prince Alfred College, Kent Town | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,127 | 1,143 |
| Burnside Primary School, Burnside | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 686 | 1,156 |
| St Peter's College, St Peters | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,585 | 1,164 |
| Christian Brothers College - Senior Campus, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 2.6 km | 990 | 1,074 |
| Glen Osmond Primary School, Myrtle Bank | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 363 | 1,143 |
| Seymour College, Glen Osmond | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 715 | 1,150 |
| Sunrise Christian School Fullarton, Fullarton | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 175 | 1,133 |
| Trinity Gardens School, Trinity Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 695 | 1,103 |
| Gilles Street Primary School, Adelaide | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 275 | 1,107 |
| St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School, Stonyfell | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 873 | 1,180 |
| Pulteney Grammar School, Adelaide | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 839 | 1,170 |
| St Aloysius College, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,091 | 1,081 |
| Specialised Assistance School For Youth (SASY), Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 205 | 1,026 |
| Saint Spyridon College, Unley | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 39 | 1,081 |
| East Adelaide School, St Peters | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 495 | 1,117 |
| Adelaide Botanic High School, Adelaide | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,258 | 1,103 |
| Muirden Senior College, Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 91 | 1,079 |
| Concordia College, Highgate | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,312 | 1,140 |
| St Joseph's School, Tranmere | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 208 | 1,099 |
| St Joseph's School, Payneham South | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 494 | 1,092 |
| Unley Primary School, Unley | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 470 | 1,154 |
| Highgate School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 616 | 1,150 |
| Norwood International High School, Magill | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,667 | 1,090 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Toorak Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41461/toorak-gardens/topic/education