80.8% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.7%
- 2016: 74.3%
- 2021: 80.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Urrbrae · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Urrbrae
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of education define Urrbrae, where nearly half of all adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, marking it as one of the most qualified areas in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 80.8% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the 54.6% seen across South Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Urrbrae, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 11 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, as 48.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above both the state and national averages.
48.6% ▲ +33.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 48.6%
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 Urrbrae, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce, held by 25.2% of the qualified population, followed by health and society and culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is home to 20 schools within three kilometres, which is more than 89% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most and have some of the highest advantage scores.
20
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).
773
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,130
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 Urrbrae
20 schools — 15,459 students, average ICSEA 1,130.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 7 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 6 · Secondary 4
| Mercedes College, Springfield | Catholic | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,111 | 1,133 |
| Urrbrae Agricultural High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,102 | 1,074 |
| Glen Osmond Primary School, Myrtle Bank | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 363 | 1,143 |
| Seymour College, Glen Osmond | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 715 | 1,150 |
| Highgate School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 616 | 1,150 |
| Unley High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,547 | 1,084 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 629 | 1,121 |
| Concordia College, Highgate | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,312 | 1,140 |
| Glenunga International High School, Glenunga | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 2,340 | 1,153 |
| Sunrise Christian School Fullarton, Fullarton | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 175 | 1,133 |
| St Joseph's School, Kingswood | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 256 | 1,135 |
| Linden Park Primary School, Linden Park | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 981 | 1,160 |
| Mitcham Girls High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 754 | 1,083 |
| Scotch College - Torrens Park Campus, Torrens Park | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,213 | 1,146 |
| St Raphael's School, Parkside | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 96 | 1,048 |
| Walford Anglican School for Girls, Hyde Park | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 400 | 1,162 |
| Unley Primary School, Unley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 470 | 1,154 |
| Parkside Primary School, Parkside | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 331 | 1,126 |
| St John's Grammar School - Junior Campus, Belair | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,009 | 1,141 |
| Saint Spyridon College, Unley | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 39 | 1,081 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Urrbrae [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41497/urrbrae/topic/education