62.1% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woodville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woodville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 62% of residents in Woodville have completed Year 12, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This is a highly educated area where a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, placing it well above the typical South Australian community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most similar areas, with 62.1% of people finishing their final year. This is 7.5 percentage points higher than the South Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woodville, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 26.9% of adults, which is well above the state figure. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 31.7% and Certificate III or IV at 25.5%.
26.9% ▲ +36.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 26.9%
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 Woodville, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study in the area are management and commerce at 17.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Woodville is home to 23 schools within 3 km, which is more than 91% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the typical school size is larger than in most other areas.
3.31
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 87% 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).
412
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,003
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woodville
23 schools — 9,484 students, average ICSEA 1,003.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 7 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Woodville High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 1,170 | 973 |
| Woodville Primary School, Woodville South | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 204 | 1,020 |
| The Grove Education Centre, Woodville | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | 63 | 992 |
| Whitefriars School, Woodville Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 603 | 1,076 |
| Ngutu College, Woodville North | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 260 | 909 |
| Challa Gardens Primary School, Kilkenny | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 251 | 982 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace School, Albert Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 278 | 1,043 |
| Woodville Gardens School Birth-6, Woodville Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 478 | 983 |
| Kilkenny Primary School, West Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 450 | 1,069 |
| Pennington School R-6, Pennington | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 262 | 934 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 324 | 1,024 |
| Hendon Primary School, Royal Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 270 | 965 |
| Findon High School, Findon | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 467 | 978 |
| Seaton Park Primary School, Seaton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 149 | 999 |
| Mount Carmel College Secondary Campus, Rosewater | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,204 | 1,008 |
| Adelaide Secondary School of English, West Croydon | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 487 | 961 |
| St Patrick's School, Mansfield Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 180 | 1,002 |
| Alberton Primary School, Queenstown | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 262 | 1,002 |
| Australian Islamic College Adelaide, West Croydon | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 589 | 1,016 |
| Seaton High School, Seaton | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 917 | 1,001 |
| Allenby Gardens Primary School, Allenby Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 392 | 1,062 |
| Our Lady of La Vang School, Flinders Park | Catholic | Combined | 3.3 km | 70 | 1,066 |
| St Joseph's School, Ottoway | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 154 | 990 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woodville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41643/woodville/topic/education