61.7% ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Croydon · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Croydon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and university degrees have become much more common for residents in Croydon. This trend is clear in the data, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher jumping by 9.5 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people in Croydon finished high school than in most other areas, with 61.7% completing Year 12. This is well above the South Australian figure of 54.6%, and the rate has risen by 12 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Croydon, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 9 or below is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, as 27.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state figure of 22.7% and higher than most similar areas.
27.7% ▲ +51.9%
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 27.7%
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 Croydon, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 13.3% and society and culture at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally much smaller than those in most other areas, with an average size of 309 students. There are 11 schools within 3 km, and over half of the school sector is government-run.
1.62
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Lower than 86% of state electorate 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).
3,397
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
309
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Croydon
11 schools — 3,397 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| St Margaret Mary's School, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 324 | 1,024 |
| Adelaide Secondary School of English, West Croydon | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 487 | 961 |
| Challa Gardens Primary School, Kilkenny | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 251 | 982 |
| Australian Islamic College Adelaide, West Croydon | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 589 | 1,016 |
| Brompton Primary School, Renown Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 175 | 1,001 |
| Bowden Brompton Community School, Brompton | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 145 | 906 |
| Kilkenny Primary School, West Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 450 | 1,069 |
| Woodville Gardens School Birth-6, Woodville Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 478 | 983 |
| St Brigid's School, Kilburn | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 165 | 965 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Brompton | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 153 | 1,105 |
| St Patrick's School, Mansfield Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 180 | 1,002 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Croydon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40008/croydon/topic/education