78.0% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 74.6%
- 2021: 78.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wayville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wayville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost half of all adults in Wayville hold a university degree, a gap of 23 points above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where school and university completion rates are far above both the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the South Australian average, with 78% of residents finishing school. This is among the highest levels for this metric in the region.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wayville, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 11 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, with 49.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the South Australian figure of 22.7%.
49.1% ▲ +31.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 49.1%
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 Wayville, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Certificate III / IV (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.8%, followed by society and culture at 16.2% and health at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wayville has some of the largest average school sizes and the highest school advantage scores in the area. There are 38 schools within 3km, with about 40% being government schools.
3.83
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
Higher than 90% 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).
530
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,104
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wayville
38 schools — 20,125 students, average ICSEA 1,104.
By sector: Government 15 · Independent 14 · Catholic 9
By type: Primary 20 · Combined 10 · Secondary 8
| Annesley College, Wayville | Independent | Primary | 0.7 km | 292 | 1,164 |
| Goodwood Primary School, Goodwood | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 408 | 1,147 |
| St Thomas' School, Goodwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 297 | 1,116 |
| Sturt Street Community School, Adelaide | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 162 | 1,114 |
| Pulteney Grammar School, Adelaide | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 839 | 1,170 |
| Muirden Senior College, Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 1.5 km | 91 | 1,079 |
| Gilles Street Primary School, Adelaide | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 275 | 1,107 |
| Aspect Treetop School, Ashford | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 75 | 1,080 |
| Saint Spyridon College, Unley | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 39 | 1,081 |
| Richmond Primary School, Keswick | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 362 | 1,122 |
| St Mary's College, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 1.9 km | 659 | 1,073 |
| Unley Primary School, Unley | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 470 | 1,154 |
| Walford Anglican School for Girls, Hyde Park | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 400 | 1,162 |
| St Aloysius College, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,091 | 1,081 |
| Adelaide High School, Adelaide | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,821 | 1,094 |
| Christian Brothers College - Senior Campus, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 990 | 1,074 |
| Black Forest Primary School, Black Forest | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 410 | 1,108 |
| Specialised Assistance School For Youth (SASY), Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 205 | 1,026 |
| Youthinc. Enterprise Academy, Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 129 | 1,029 |
| Cabra Dominican College, Cumberland Park | Catholic | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,165 | 1,065 |
| Parkside Primary School, Parkside | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 331 | 1,126 |
| Temple Christian College, Mile End | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,151 | 1,043 |
| Westbourne Park Primary School, Westbourne Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 480 | 1,126 |
| St Raphael's School, Parkside | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 96 | 1,048 |
| Tenison Woods Catholic Primary School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 262 | 1,084 |
| Concordia College, Highgate | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,312 | 1,140 |
| Sunrise Christian School Fullarton, Fullarton | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 175 | 1,133 |
| St George College - Senior Campus, Mile End | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 350 | 1,046 |
| Cowandilla Primary School, Cowandilla | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 341 | 1,051 |
| University Senior College at Adelaide University - Jordan Campus, Adelaide University | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 523 | 1,092 |
| Mitcham Girls High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 754 | 1,083 |
| St Anthony's School, Edwardstown | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 116 | 1,090 |
| Prince Alfred College, Kent Town | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,127 | 1,143 |
| Adelaide Botanic High School, Adelaide | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,258 | 1,103 |
| Highgate School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 616 | 1,150 |
| St Joseph's School, Kingswood | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 256 | 1,135 |
| Plympton Primary School, Plympton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 272 | 1,071 |
| Rose Park Primary School, Rose Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 525 | 1,162 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wayville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41555/wayville/topic/education