63.9% ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 50.9%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Torrens · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Torrens
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 63% of people in Torrens have finished Year 12, which is a high rate compared to most other areas. The community has seen a strong shift toward higher learning, with both school completion and university degrees rising significantly over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose by 13 points since 2011 to reach 63.9%. This is well above the South Australian figure of 54.6% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Torrens, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 31.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3% and represents an 11 point increase since 2011.
31.7% ▲ +56.5%
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 31.7%
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 Torrens, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 21.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,048, which is higher than most areas. However, there are only 1.44 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most other areas.
1.44
Lower than 77% 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).
5,528
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
503
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,048
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Torrens
11 schools — 5,528 students, average ICSEA 1,048.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Avenues College, Windsor Gardens | Government | Combined | 0.5 km | 493 | 929 |
| St Pius X School, Windsor Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 552 | 1,108 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Hillcrest | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 395 | 1,096 |
| Heritage College Incorporated, Oakden | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 437 | 1,040 |
| Wandana Primary School, Gilles Plains | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 181 | 962 |
| St Paul's College, Gilles Plains | Catholic | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,191 | 1,037 |
| Kildare College, Holden Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 768 | 1,051 |
| Klemzig Primary School, Klemzig | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 184 | 1,033 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Greenacres | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 691 | 1,085 |
| Hampstead Primary School, Greenacres | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 243 | 1,032 |
| Vale Park Primary School, Vale Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 393 | 1,097 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Torrens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40043/torrens/topic/education