80.9% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.0%
- 2016: 76.8%
- 2021: 80.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wattle Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wattle Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge gap exists between Wattle Park and the rest of the state in terms of learning, with nearly half of adults holding a university degree. The area is one of the most highly educated in the region, and school completion rates are far above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 80.9% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wattle Park, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 11 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here; 48.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the South Australian average of 22.7%.
48.5% ▲ +34.4%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 48.5%
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 Wattle Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 26.1%, followed by health at 16.1% and society and culture at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 14 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most and have some of the highest advantage scores.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
847
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,123
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wattle Park
14 schools — 11,851 students, average ICSEA 1,123.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 4 · Secondary 4
| St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School, Stonyfell | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 873 | 1,180 |
| Norwood International High School, Magill | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,667 | 1,090 |
| Magill School, Magill | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 744 | 1,119 |
| Burnside Primary School, Burnside | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 686 | 1,156 |
| St Joseph's School, Tranmere | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 208 | 1,099 |
| Pembroke School - Middle School Campus, Kensington Park | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,672 | 1,171 |
| Marryatville Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 506 | 1,127 |
| Marryatville High School, Marryatville | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,759 | 1,120 |
| Morialta Secondary College, Rostrevor | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 570 | 1,075 |
| Rostrevor College, Woodforde | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 985 | 1,064 |
| Mary MacKillop College, Kensington | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 291 | 1,077 |
| Loreto College, Marryatville | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 717 | 1,098 |
| St Joseph's Memorial School, Norwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 192 | 1,108 |
| Linden Park Primary School, Linden Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 981 | 1,160 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wattle Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41551/wattle-park/topic/education