43.6% ▲ +25.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Willaston · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Willaston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 45% of adults in Willaston hold a Certificate III or IV, making it the most common qualification in the area. While the area has a good variety of trade and professional skills, schooling and university degrees are much less common than in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school compared to the wider region, with only 43.6% completing Year 12. This is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Willaston, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon in Willaston, where only 11.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
11.7% ▲ +31.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Willaston, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are engineering and related subjects at 18.9%, followed by management and commerce at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Willaston has more schools within 3km than most similar areas, with seven options available. These include a mix of government, independent, and Catholic schools, with primary schools being the most common.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
752
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Willaston
7 schools — 5,266 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Hewett Primary School, Hewett | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 400 | 1,006 |
| Xavier College - Head Campus, Gawler Belt | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 2,532 | 1,001 |
| Gawler Primary School, Gawler | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 168 | 954 |
| Immanuel Gawler, Gawler East | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 353 | 1,038 |
| Gawler East Primary School, Gawler East | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 374 | 987 |
| Gawler and District College B-12, Evanston | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,247 | 932 |
| Trinity College Roseworthy, Roseworthy | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 192 | 1,037 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Willaston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41600/willaston/topic/education