68.2% ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 68.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Hindmarsh · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Hindmarsh
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Bachelor degrees are the most common top qualification in West Hindmarsh, where 34.5% of adults hold one or more. This is a highly educated area, with far more people finishing high school and university than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high here, with 68.2% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the South Australian figure of 54.6% and well above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Hindmarsh, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 9 or below is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common, as 34.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits well above the national figure of 26.3%.
34.5% ▲ +60.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 34.5%
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 Hindmarsh, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Postgraduate degree (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are management and commerce at 18%, followed by society and culture at 14% and engineering at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has access to 31 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number at this level. Local schools are typically much larger and have higher advantage scores than those in most other areas.
4.39
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
31
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).
548
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,046
Higher than 77% 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 Hindmarsh
31 schools — 16,981 students, average ICSEA 1,046.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 11 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 8 · Combined 7
| St Joseph's School, West Hindmarsh | Catholic | Primary | 0.1 km | 223 | 1,063 |
| Allenby Gardens Primary School, Allenby Gardens | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 392 | 1,062 |
| Warriappendi Secondary School, Thebarton | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 100 | 752 |
| Thebarton Senior College, Torrensville | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,284 | 951 |
| Australian Islamic College Adelaide, West Croydon | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 589 | 1,016 |
| Flinders Park Primary School, Flinders Park | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 187 | 1,037 |
| Nazareth Catholic College - Flinders Park Campus, Flinders Park | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 2,576 | 1,049 |
| Torrensville Primary School, Torrensville | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 380 | 1,099 |
| Kilkenny Primary School, West Croydon | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 450 | 1,069 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Brompton | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 153 | 1,105 |
| Bowden Brompton Community School, Brompton | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 145 | 906 |
| Brompton Primary School, Renown Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 175 | 1,001 |
| Adelaide Secondary School of English, West Croydon | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 487 | 961 |
| St George College - Senior Campus, Mile End | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 350 | 1,046 |
| St Dominic's Priory College, North Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 2.1 km | 658 | 1,080 |
| Our Lady of La Vang School, Flinders Park | Catholic | Combined | 2.3 km | 70 | 1,066 |
| Underdale High School, Underdale | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 629 | 1,000 |
| Temple Christian College, Mile End | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,151 | 1,043 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 324 | 1,024 |
| Lockleys North Primary School, Lockleys | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 422 | 1,069 |
| St John Bosco School, Brooklyn Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 252 | 1,054 |
| Blackfriars Priory School, Prospect | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 786 | 1,037 |
| North Adelaide Primary School, North Adelaide | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 296 | 1,144 |
| Adelaide High School, Adelaide | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,821 | 1,094 |
| Challa Gardens Primary School, Kilkenny | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 251 | 982 |
| Whitefriars School, Woodville Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 603 | 1,076 |
| Cowandilla Primary School, Cowandilla | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 341 | 1,051 |
| Prospect Primary School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 537 | 1,109 |
| Rosary School, Prospect | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 484 | 1,101 |
| Prescott College, Prospect | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 206 | 1,016 |
| St Mary's College, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 659 | 1,073 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Hindmarsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41567/west-hindmarsh/topic/education