56.9% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woodville Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woodville Gardens
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of residents in Woodville Gardens have finished Year 12, marking a high rate of school completion for the area. While university degrees are less common than the national figure, many adults hold trade certificates or diplomas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.9% of people completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the South Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woodville Gardens, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 9 or below is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.8% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
19.8% ▲ +62.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Woodville Gardens splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce (17.6%), followed by engineering and related fields at 14.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 17 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 87% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than average, with government and Catholic sectors making up the vast majority.
2.40
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
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).
419
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,001
Higher than 57% 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 Gardens
17 schools — 7,122 students, average ICSEA 1,001.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 7 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 3 · Secondary 3
| Woodville Gardens School Birth-6, Woodville Gardens | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 478 | 983 |
| The Grove Education Centre, Woodville | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 63 | 992 |
| Challa Gardens Primary School, Kilkenny | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 251 | 982 |
| Woodville High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,170 | 973 |
| Ngutu College, Woodville North | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 260 | 909 |
| Whitefriars School, Woodville Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 603 | 1,076 |
| St Patrick's School, Mansfield Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 180 | 1,002 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 324 | 1,024 |
| Pennington School R-6, Pennington | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 262 | 934 |
| Woodville Primary School, Woodville South | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 204 | 1,020 |
| Adelaide Secondary School of English, West Croydon | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 487 | 961 |
| Kilkenny Primary School, West Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 450 | 1,069 |
| St Joseph's School, Ottoway | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 154 | 990 |
| Australian Islamic College Adelaide, West Croydon | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 589 | 1,016 |
| Mount Carmel College Secondary Campus, Rosewater | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,204 | 1,008 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace School, Albert Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 278 | 1,043 |
| St Brigid's School, Kilburn | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 165 | 965 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woodville Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41644/woodville-gardens/topic/education