71.8% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 71.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tranmere · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tranmere
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Among the most highly educated areas in the region, Tranmere sees 37.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This strong academic profile is reflected in the schools and the high proportion of residents who finished secondary school.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 71.8% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 13 points higher than the Australian average and among the highest levels seen in similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tranmere, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is common here, held by 37.8% of adults. This is far above the South Australian rate of 22.7%, with postgraduate degrees held by another 15.7% of the population.
37.8% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 37.8%
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 Tranmere, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 23.8%, followed by society and culture at 13.7% and health at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a school advantage score of 1,088, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 30 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most places.
1.46
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
736
Higher than 92% 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 Tranmere
30 schools — 22,074 students, average ICSEA 1,088.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 8 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 6 · Combined 6
| St Joseph's School, Tranmere | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 208 | 1,099 |
| Morialta Secondary College, Rostrevor | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 570 | 1,075 |
| Magill School, Magill | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 744 | 1,119 |
| Norwood International High School, Magill | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,667 | 1,090 |
| St Joseph's School, Hectorville | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 859 | 1,077 |
| East Torrens Primary School, Hectorville | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 350 | 1,073 |
| Trinity Gardens School, Trinity Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 695 | 1,103 |
| Pembroke School - Middle School Campus, Kensington Park | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,672 | 1,171 |
| St Joseph's School, Payneham South | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 494 | 1,092 |
| Felixstow Primary School, Felixstow | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 76 | 1,014 |
| Rostrevor College, Woodforde | Catholic | Combined | 2.2 km | 985 | 1,064 |
| Stradbroke School, Rostrevor | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 694 | 1,111 |
| Marryatville Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 506 | 1,127 |
| Mary MacKillop College, Kensington | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 291 | 1,077 |
| East Marden Primary School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 548 | 1,127 |
| St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School, Stonyfell | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 873 | 1,180 |
| St Joseph's Memorial School, Norwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 192 | 1,108 |
| St Francis of Assisi School, Newton | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 246 | 1,049 |
| Open Access College, Marden | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 4,028 | 1,017 |
| Marden Senior College, Marden | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 496 | 1,041 |
| Marryatville High School, Marryatville | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,759 | 1,120 |
| Loreto College, Marryatville | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 717 | 1,098 |
| East Adelaide School, St Peters | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 495 | 1,117 |
| Burnside Primary School, Burnside | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 686 | 1,156 |
| Norwood Primary School, Norwood | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 361 | 1,148 |
| Charles Campbell College, Paradise | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,188 | 1,018 |
| Thorndon Park Primary School, Athelstone | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 266 | 1,069 |
| Adelaide East Education Centre, Campbelltown | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 49 | 1,056 |
| Klemzig Primary School, Klemzig | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 184 | 1,033 |
| Sunrise Christian School Paradise, Paradise | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 175 | 1,096 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tranmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41471/tranmere/topic/education