79.1% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 71.8%
- 2021: 79.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woodforde · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woodforde
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Woodforde have completed high school and university than the state average. This highly qualified area sees 79.1% of residents finishing Year 12, which is 24 percentage points higher than across South Australia. This trend of high achievement extends into tertiary education, with a strong presence of degrees and advanced diplomas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 80% of people here finished Year 12, a figure far above the national average of 58.8%. Very few residents left school before the end of Year 9, with only 2.6% doing so.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woodforde, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common in Woodforde, where 41.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 26.3% typical for Australia, with 16.6% of the population holding a postgraduate degree.
41.7% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 41.7%
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 Woodforde, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Certificate III / IV (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 26.4%, followed by health at 14.7% and engineering at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Woodforde has more schools per child than most areas, with 16 schools within 3 km. These schools are much larger than typical and have a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
5.78
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Higher than 86% 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).
645
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,094
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woodforde
16 schools — 10,318 students, average ICSEA 1,094.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Rostrevor College, Woodforde | Catholic | Combined | 2.0 km | 985 | 1,064 |
| Stradbroke School, Rostrevor | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 694 | 1,111 |
| Thorndon Park Primary School, Athelstone | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 266 | 1,069 |
| Morialta Secondary College, Rostrevor | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 570 | 1,075 |
| Magill School, Magill | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 744 | 1,119 |
| Saint Ignatius' College - Senior School Campus, Athelstone | Catholic | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,421 | 1,151 |
| Norton Summit Primary School, Norton Summit | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 57 | 1,098 |
| Norwood International High School, Magill | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,667 | 1,090 |
| St Francis of Assisi School, Newton | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 246 | 1,049 |
| St Joseph's School, Tranmere | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 208 | 1,099 |
| East Torrens Primary School, Hectorville | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 350 | 1,073 |
| Paradise Primary School, Paradise | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 141 | 1,022 |
| St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School, Stonyfell | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 873 | 1,180 |
| Charles Campbell College, Paradise | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,188 | 1,018 |
| Adelaide East Education Centre, Campbelltown | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 49 | 1,056 |
| St Joseph's School, Hectorville | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 859 | 1,077 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woodforde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41638/woodforde/topic/education