66.3% ▲ +27.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.9%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Windsor Gardens · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 35% of adults in Windsor Gardens hold a bachelor's degree or higher, which is far above the South Australian figure. This is a highly educated area where people are much more likely to finish high school and earn university degrees than in most other places. These high achievement levels are reflected across both adult qualifications and school results.
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are well above the national average, with 66.3% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 54.6% seen across South Australia.
66.3% ▲ +27.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Windsor Gardens, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, as 34.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
34.6% ▲ +66.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Windsor Gardens, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are management and commerce at 20.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.9% and health at 12.6%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Windsor Gardens has 31 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level. Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,043, which is much higher than most areas.
1.91
Lower than 73% 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).
571
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,043
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).
31 schools — 17,698 students, average ICSEA 1,043.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 7 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 21 · Combined 6 · Secondary 4
| Avenues College, Windsor Gardens | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 493 | 929 |
| St Pius X School, Windsor Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 552 | 1,108 |
| Sunrise Christian School Paradise, Paradise | Independent | Primary | 1.2 km | 175 | 1,096 |
| East Marden Primary School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 548 | 1,127 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Hillcrest | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 395 | 1,096 |
| Adelaide East Education Centre, Campbelltown | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 49 | 1,056 |
| Charles Campbell College, Paradise | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,188 | 1,018 |
| Dernancourt School, Dernancourt | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 326 | 1,046 |
| Klemzig Primary School, Klemzig | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 184 | 1,033 |
| Kildare College, Holden Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 768 | 1,051 |
| Heritage College Incorporated, Oakden | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 437 | 1,040 |
| Wandana Primary School, Gilles Plains | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 181 | 962 |
| St Francis of Assisi School, Newton | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 246 | 1,049 |
| St Paul's College, Gilles Plains | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,191 | 1,037 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Greenacres | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 691 | 1,085 |
| Cedar College, Northgate | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 884 | 1,090 |
| St Joseph's School, Hectorville | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 859 | 1,077 |
| East Torrens Primary School, Hectorville | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 350 | 1,073 |
| Hampstead Primary School, Greenacres | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 243 | 1,032 |
| Paradise Primary School, Paradise | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 141 | 1,022 |
| Felixstow Primary School, Felixstow | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 76 | 1,014 |
| Open Access College, Marden | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 4,028 | 1,017 |
| Marden Senior College, Marden | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 496 | 1,041 |
| Vale Park Primary School, Vale Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 393 | 1,097 |
| Valley View Secondary School, Para Vista | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 596 | 963 |
| Northfield Primary School, Northfield | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 352 | 982 |
| Ingle Farm East Primary School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 268 | 981 |
| Prescott Primary School, Northern, Para Vista | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 462 | 1,083 |
| St Joseph's School, Payneham South | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 494 | 1,092 |
| Athelstone School, Athelstone | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 368 | 1,100 |
| Modbury West School, Modbury | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 264 | 1,020 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Windsor Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41616/windsor-gardens/topic/education