64.6% ▲ +44.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.7%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woodville West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woodville West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have a high level of schooling and university degrees in Woodville West than in most similar areas. About 64.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far above the South Australian figure. This trend carries through to higher education, with a strong proportion of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high here at 64.6%, which is well above the national figure of 58.8%. Other residents include 13% who finished Year 11 and 10.7% who finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woodville West, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 11 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 27.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a result that is well above the South Australian average. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 29.3% and Certificate III or IVs at 27.2%.
27.3% ▲ +104.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 27.3%
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 West splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.9%, followed by engineering at 14.9% and health at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 25 schools within 3km, among the largest number for an area of this size. These schools are typically larger than those in most areas and are mostly government run at 68%.
25
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).
510
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,021
Higher than 67% 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 West
25 schools — 12,761 students, average ICSEA 1,021.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Our Lady Queen of Peace School, Albert Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 278 | 1,043 |
| Woodville Primary School, Woodville South | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 204 | 1,020 |
| Seaton Park Primary School, Seaton | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 149 | 999 |
| Hendon Primary School, Royal Park | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 270 | 965 |
| Findon High School, Findon | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 467 | 978 |
| Seaton High School, Seaton | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 917 | 1,001 |
| Woodville High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,170 | 973 |
| Whitefriars School, Woodville Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 603 | 1,076 |
| The Grove Education Centre, Woodville | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 63 | 992 |
| Ngutu College, Woodville North | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 260 | 909 |
| Alberton Primary School, Queenstown | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 262 | 1,002 |
| Kilkenny Primary School, West Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 450 | 1,069 |
| Our Lady of La Vang School, Flinders Park | Catholic | Combined | 2.8 km | 70 | 1,066 |
| Challa Gardens Primary School, Kilkenny | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 251 | 982 |
| Pennington School R-6, Pennington | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 262 | 934 |
| Kidman Park Primary School, Kidman Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 485 | 1,053 |
| Mount Carmel College Secondary Campus, Rosewater | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,204 | 1,008 |
| Woodville Gardens School Birth-6, Woodville Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 478 | 983 |
| Grange Primary School, Grange | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 702 | 1,075 |
| Allenby Gardens Primary School, Allenby Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 392 | 1,062 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 324 | 1,024 |
| Australian Islamic College Adelaide, West Croydon | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 589 | 1,016 |
| Nazareth Catholic College - Flinders Park Campus, Flinders Park | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 2,576 | 1,049 |
| Flinders Park Primary School, Flinders Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 187 | 1,037 |
| Fulham Gardens Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 148 | 1,042 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woodville West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41648/woodville-west/topic/education