60.3% ▲ +36.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Richmond · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Richmond
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degree-holding define the daily life of West Richmond. About 60% of people here completed Year 12, a figure well above the South Australian average. This strong academic foundation is reflected in a population where one in four adults holds a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is much more common here than in most areas, with 60.3% of residents reaching this milestone. This is well above the state figure of 54.6% and a little above the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Richmond, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 24.5% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is a little above the South Australian figure, it sits a little below the Australian average of 26.3%.
24.5% ▲ +47.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →West Richmond splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 16.7%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 15.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas. There are 21 schools within 3km, which is more than 90% of similar locations, with 61.9% of these being government schools.
21
Higher than 87% 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).
520
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,042
Higher than 76% 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 Richmond
21 schools — 10,917 students, average ICSEA 1,042.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Tenison Woods Catholic Primary School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 262 | 1,084 |
| Cowandilla Primary School, Cowandilla | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 341 | 1,051 |
| St John Bosco School, Brooklyn Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 252 | 1,054 |
| Brooklyn Park Primary School, Brooklyn Park | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 118 | 1,066 |
| Richmond Primary School, Keswick | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 362 | 1,122 |
| Torrensville Primary School, Torrensville | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 380 | 1,099 |
| Underdale High School, Underdale | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 629 | 1,000 |
| Lockleys North Primary School, Lockleys | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 422 | 1,069 |
| Plympton Primary School, Plympton | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 272 | 1,071 |
| St George College - Senior Campus, Mile End | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 350 | 1,046 |
| Errington Special Education Centre, Plympton | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 103 | 1,030 |
| Aspect Treetop School, Ashford | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 75 | 1,080 |
| St Francis School, Lockleys | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 457 | 1,075 |
| Thebarton Senior College, Torrensville | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,284 | 951 |
| Plympton International College, Plympton | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 825 | 1,044 |
| Nazareth Catholic College - Flinders Park Campus, Flinders Park | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 2,576 | 1,049 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic School, Plympton | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 361 | 1,081 |
| Black Forest Primary School, Black Forest | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 410 | 1,108 |
| Temple Christian College, Mile End | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,151 | 1,043 |
| Flinders Park Primary School, Flinders Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 187 | 1,037 |
| Warriappendi Secondary School, Thebarton | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 100 | 752 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41571/west-richmond/topic/education