65.6% ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Croydon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Croydon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 66% of West Croydon residents have finished Year 12, a result far above the South Australian figure. This high level of schooling is mirrored in the qualifications of adults, who are more likely to hold university degrees than those in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 65.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 58.8% and far above the state average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Croydon, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 29.5% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the 22.7% seen across South Australia.
29.5% ▲ +51.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 29.5%
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 West Croydon, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications relate to management and commerce at 16.7%, followed by society and culture at 15.8%. Other typical fields of study include engineering and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 33 schools within 3km, among the largest number for its level. These schools are generally larger than most and have a higher average advantage score.
4.02
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
33
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).
464
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,023
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving West Croydon
33 schools — 15,311 students, average ICSEA 1,023.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 11 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 8 · Combined 7
| Australian Islamic College Adelaide, West Croydon | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 589 | 1,016 |
| Kilkenny Primary School, West Croydon | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 450 | 1,069 |
| Adelaide Secondary School of English, West Croydon | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 487 | 961 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 324 | 1,024 |
| Challa Gardens Primary School, Kilkenny | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 251 | 982 |
| Whitefriars School, Woodville Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 603 | 1,076 |
| Allenby Gardens Primary School, Allenby Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 392 | 1,062 |
| St Joseph's School, West Hindmarsh | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 223 | 1,063 |
| Bowden Brompton Community School, Brompton | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 145 | 906 |
| Brompton Primary School, Renown Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 175 | 1,001 |
| The Grove Education Centre, Woodville | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 63 | 992 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Brompton | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 153 | 1,105 |
| Woodville High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,170 | 973 |
| Woodville Primary School, Woodville South | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 204 | 1,020 |
| Flinders Park Primary School, Flinders Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 187 | 1,037 |
| Warriappendi Secondary School, Thebarton | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 100 | 752 |
| Our Lady of La Vang School, Flinders Park | Catholic | Combined | 2.8 km | 70 | 1,066 |
| Nazareth Catholic College - Flinders Park Campus, Flinders Park | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 2,576 | 1,049 |
| Prospect Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 537 | 1,109 |
| Rosary School, Prospect | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 484 | 1,101 |
| Woodville Gardens School Birth-6, Woodville Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 478 | 983 |
| Ngutu College, Woodville North | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 260 | 909 |
| Findon High School, Findon | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 467 | 978 |
| Thebarton Senior College, Torrensville | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,284 | 951 |
| St Dominic's Priory College, North Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 3.3 km | 658 | 1,080 |
| Blackfriars Priory School, Prospect | Catholic | Combined | 3.3 km | 786 | 1,037 |
| Torrensville Primary School, Torrensville | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 380 | 1,099 |
| Prescott College, Prospect | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 206 | 1,016 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace School, Albert Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 278 | 1,043 |
| Underdale High School, Underdale | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 629 | 1,000 |
| Seaton Park Primary School, Seaton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 149 | 999 |
| Prospect North Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 373 | 1,037 |
| St Patrick's School, Mansfield Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 180 | 1,002 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Croydon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41566/west-croydon/topic/education