66.8% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 66.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Verdun · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Verdun
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and degrees have become a hallmark of Verdun, where 35.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the South Australian figure of 22.7%. It is a well-educated community that consistently outperforms national averages in both school completion and higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 66.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far above the South Australian rate of 54.6%. This result is also well above the Australian average, making it much higher than most other areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Verdun, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult in Verdun is more likely to have a university degree than people elsewhere, with 35.6% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
35.6% ▲ +33.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 35.6%
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 Verdun, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Education both accounting for 14.5% of degrees, followed closely by Society and Culture at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Verdun has a very high school advantage score of 1,088 and more schools per child than most similar areas. There are six schools within 3km, split evenly between government and independent providers.
24.39
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
264
Lower than 56% 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 Verdun
6 schools — 1,581 students, average ICSEA 1,088.
By sector: Independent 3 · Government 3
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 2
| The Hills Christian Community School, Verdun | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 640 | 1,092 |
| Bridgewater Primary School, Bridgewater | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 197 | 1,076 |
| Hahndorf Primary School, Hahndorf | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 166 | 1,049 |
| St Michael's Lutheran School, Hahndorf Inc, Hahndorf | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 192 | 1,101 |
| The Hills Montessori School - Wairoa Campus, Aldgate | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 133 | 1,105 |
| Aldgate Primary School, Aldgate | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 253 | 1,092 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Verdun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41503/verdun/topic/education