57.5% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Walkley Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Walkley Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 3.3 percentage points separates the bachelor degree rate in Walkley Heights from the national figure. While 23% of adults hold a university degree—a rate much higher than most similar areas—the community's educational profile is more strongly marked by a high proportion of people who finished high school.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of residents here finished Year 12, with 57.5% completing their secondary schooling. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the South Australian rate of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Walkley Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification is a bachelor degree or a certificate III/IV, with 27.4% and 27% of adults holding these respectively. Together, those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23% of the adult population.
23.0% ▲ +42.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Walkley Heights splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common, held by 19.5% of qualified residents. Engineering and related fields follow at 16%, while health qualifications account for 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 29 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level. These schools are typically larger than most areas, with an average size of 466 students and a higher-than-usual advantage score.
29
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).
466
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,024
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Walkley Heights
29 schools — 13,525 students, average ICSEA 1,024.
By sector: Government 18 · Independent 6 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 19 · Combined 5 · Secondary 5
| Heritage College Incorporated, Oakden | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 437 | 1,040 |
| Sports College South Australia - Football SA State Performance Centre, Gepps Cross | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | 404 | 1,015 |
| Ingle Farm Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 454 | 967 |
| Cedar College, Northgate | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 884 | 1,090 |
| Ingle Farm East Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 268 | 981 |
| Roma Mitchell Secondary College, Gepps Cross | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,638 | 971 |
| Northfield Primary School, Northfield | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 352 | 982 |
| St Paul's College, Gilles Plains | Catholic | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,191 | 1,037 |
| Valley View Secondary School, Para Vista | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 596 | 963 |
| Pooraka Primary School, Pooraka | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 182 | 954 |
| Wandana Primary School, Gilles Plains | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 181 | 962 |
| North Ingle School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 180 | 998 |
| Prescott Primary School, Northern, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 462 | 1,083 |
| Para Vista Primary School, Para Vista | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 206 | 950 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Hillcrest | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 395 | 1,096 |
| Avenues College, Windsor Gardens | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 493 | 929 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Greenacres | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 691 | 1,085 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 440 | 1,089 |
| St Pius X School, Windsor Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 552 | 1,108 |
| St Gabriel's School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 306 | 1,032 |
| Endeavour College, Mawson Lakes | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 738 | 1,083 |
| Youth Education Centre - Goldsborough Road Campus (Cavan), Cavan | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 28 | 894 |
| Para Hills School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 269 | 978 |
| Hampstead Primary School, Greenacres | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 243 | 1,032 |
| Kildare College, Holden Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 768 | 1,051 |
| East Para Primary School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 194 | 994 |
| Modbury West School, Modbury | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 264 | 1,020 |
| Blair Athol North B-6 School, Blair Athol | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 383 | 918 |
| Dernancourt School, Dernancourt | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 326 | 1,046 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Walkley Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41515/walkley-heights/topic/education