70.8% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 70.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Westbourne Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Westbourne Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and university degrees shape daily life in Westbourne Park. About 71% of residents have finished Year 12, a figure far above the national average. This creates a highly qualified community where over four in ten adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is very common here, with 70.8% of people completing it. This is far above the 54.6% seen across South Australia and 12 points higher than the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Westbourne Park, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has some of the highest qualification levels around, with 41% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above both the state (22.7%) and national (26.3%) figures.
41.0% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 41.0%
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 Westbourne Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (17%) and Certificate III / IV (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common, at 22.8%, followed by health at 17.7% and society and culture at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most and have some of the highest advantage scores in the region. While there are 27 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
2.30
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 88% 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).
586
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,115
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Westbourne Park
27 schools — 15,815 students, average ICSEA 1,115.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 8 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 7 · Secondary 4
| Westbourne Park Primary School, Westbourne Park | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 480 | 1,126 |
| Cabra Dominican College, Cumberland Park | Catholic | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,165 | 1,065 |
| Mitcham Girls High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 754 | 1,083 |
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, Colonel Light Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 688 | 1,119 |
| St Joseph's School, Kingswood | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 256 | 1,135 |
| Edwardstown Primary School, Melrose Park | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 512 | 1,098 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 629 | 1,121 |
| Walford Anglican School for Girls, Hyde Park | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 400 | 1,162 |
| St Thomas' School, Goodwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 297 | 1,116 |
| St Therese School, Colonel Light Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 172 | 1,087 |
| St Anthony's School, Edwardstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 116 | 1,090 |
| Scotch College - Torrens Park Campus, Torrens Park | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,213 | 1,146 |
| Unley High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,547 | 1,084 |
| Unley Primary School, Unley | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 470 | 1,154 |
| Goodwood Primary School, Goodwood | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 408 | 1,147 |
| Black Forest Primary School, Black Forest | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 410 | 1,108 |
| Springbank Secondary College, Pasadena | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 249 | 1,021 |
| Concordia College, Highgate | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,312 | 1,140 |
| Clapham Primary School, Clapham | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 243 | 1,098 |
| Saint Spyridon College, Unley | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 39 | 1,081 |
| Highgate School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 616 | 1,150 |
| Urrbrae Agricultural High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,102 | 1,074 |
| Aspect Treetop School, Ashford | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 75 | 1,080 |
| Sunrise Christian School Fullarton, Fullarton | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 175 | 1,133 |
| Mercedes College, Springfield | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,111 | 1,133 |
| Annesley College, Wayville | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 292 | 1,164 |
| Emmaus Christian College, South Plympton | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,084 | 1,137 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Westbourne Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41573/westbourne-park/topic/education