58.2% ▲ +35.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.9%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Willunga South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Willunga South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of the adults in Willunga South have finished Year 12, putting the area well above the South Australian average. This is a highly qualified community where 23.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. These figures show a local population with educational attainment significantly higher than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high at 58.2%, which is well above the South Australian figure of 54.6% and about the same as the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Willunga South, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a high rate of university education, with nearly one quarter of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, a figure slightly above the state average.
23.8% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 23.8%
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 Willunga South, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with the most common being engineering and related subjects at 13.9%, followed by health at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas, and these schools tend to be larger and have higher advantage scores than most.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
476
Higher than 69% 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 Willunga South
3 schools — 1,429 students, average ICSEA 1,023.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Willunga Waldorf School, Willunga | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 390 | 1,072 |
| Willunga Primary School, Willunga | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 346 | 1,027 |
| Willunga High School, Willunga | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 693 | 994 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Willunga South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41612/willunga-south/topic/education