71.9% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 71.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Walkerville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Walkerville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have become a defining feature of Walkerville, where nearly 45% of adults hold a university degree. This academic achievement is mirrored in school results, with a huge proportion of residents finishing Year 12 compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the national figure, with 71.9% of people completing Year 12. This is 17 points higher than the South Australian average of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Walkerville, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most highly qualified in the country. About 44.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the 26.3% national average.
44.3% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 44.3%
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 Walkerville, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in health (21.7%) and management and commerce (19.9%), followed by society and culture at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have much higher advantage scores than most areas. There are 35 schools within 3 km, and 57.1% of them are government-run.
7.11
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
35
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).
604
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,085
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Walkerville
35 schools — 21,143 students, average ICSEA 1,085.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 9 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 23 · Combined 7 · Secondary 5
| St Andrew's School, Walkerville | Independent | Primary | 0.3 km | 376 | 1,191 |
| Walkerville Primary School, Walkerville | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 548 | 1,139 |
| St Monica's Parish School, Walkerville | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 192 | 1,102 |
| Wilderness School, Medindie | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 856 | 1,176 |
| Vale Park Primary School, Vale Park | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 393 | 1,097 |
| Open Access College, Marden | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 4,028 | 1,017 |
| Marden Senior College, Marden | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 496 | 1,041 |
| Nailsworth Primary School, Nailsworth | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 548 | 1,106 |
| East Adelaide School, St Peters | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 495 | 1,117 |
| Prescott College, Prospect | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 206 | 1,016 |
| Blackfriars Priory School, Prospect | Catholic | Combined | 2.1 km | 786 | 1,037 |
| St Joseph's School, Payneham South | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 494 | 1,092 |
| North Adelaide Primary School, North Adelaide | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 296 | 1,144 |
| Felixstow Primary School, Felixstow | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 76 | 1,014 |
| Klemzig Primary School, Klemzig | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 184 | 1,033 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Enfield | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 478 | 960 |
| Hampstead Primary School, Greenacres | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 243 | 1,032 |
| Rosary School, Prospect | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 484 | 1,101 |
| Prospect Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 537 | 1,109 |
| St Peter's College, St Peters | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,585 | 1,164 |
| Prospect North Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 373 | 1,037 |
| Trinity Gardens School, Trinity Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 695 | 1,103 |
| Adelaide Botanic High School, Adelaide | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,258 | 1,103 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Greenacres | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 691 | 1,085 |
| University Senior College at Adelaide University - Jordan Campus, Adelaide University | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 523 | 1,092 |
| Enfield Primary School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 188 | 978 |
| Brompton Primary School, Renown Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 175 | 1,001 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Brompton | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 153 | 1,105 |
| Prince Alfred College, Kent Town | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,127 | 1,143 |
| East Marden Primary School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 548 | 1,127 |
| St Dominic's Priory College, North Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 658 | 1,080 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Hillcrest | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 395 | 1,096 |
| Bowden Brompton Community School, Brompton | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 145 | 906 |
| St Pius X School, Windsor Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 552 | 1,108 |
| Norwood Primary School, Norwood | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 361 | 1,148 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Walkerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41514/walkerville/topic/education