Editing Adelaide (section)

== Education and research ==
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[[File:Adelaide (AU), Barr Smith Library -- 2019 -- 0677.jpg|thumb|[[Barr Smith Library]], part of the [[University of Adelaide]]]]
Education forms an increasingly important part of the city's economy, with the [[Government of South Australia|South Australian Government]] and educational institutions attempting to position Adelaide as "Australia's education hub" and marketing it as a "Learning City".<ref name="eduhub">{{cite news |first=Verity |last=Edwards |title=Education attracts record numbers |work=The Weekend Australian |date=3 May 2008}}</ref> The number of international students studying in Adelaide has increased rapidly in recent years to 30,726 in 2015, of which 1,824 were secondary school students.<ref name="thecity">{{cite news |first=Amelia |last=Broadstock |title=International Uni student numbers a billion dollar boom for Adelaide |work=The City Messenger |date=6 May 2015}}</ref> 
<!--In addition to the city's existing institutions, foreign institutions have been attracted to set up campuses to increase its attractiveness as an education hub.<ref name="UCL">{{cite news |first=Lucy |last=Hodges |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/higher/brave-new-territory-university-college-london-to-open-a-branch-in-australia-835571.html |title=Brave new territory: University College London to open a branch in Australia |work=The Independent (UK) |date=29 May 2008 |access-date=23 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317175924/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/higher/brave-new-territory-university-college-london-to-open-a-branch-in-australia-835571.html |archive-date=17 March 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heinz.cmu.edu.au/about-heinz-australia/index.aspx |title=About Heinz Australia: Carnegie Mellon Heinz College |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410081304/http://www.heinz.cmu.edu.au/about-heinz-australia/index.aspx |archive-date=10 April 2011 }}</ref> -->
Adelaide is the birthplace of three Nobel laureates, [[List of Australian Nobel laureates#Australian laureates by birthplace|more than any other Australian city]]: physicist [[William Lawrence Bragg]] and pathologists [[Howard Florey]] and [[Robin Warren]], all of whom completed secondary and tertiary education at [[St Peter's College, Adelaide|St Peter's College]] and the [[University of Adelaide]].

Adelaide is also the hometown of mathematician [[Terence Tao]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 March 2024 |title=Vitae and Bibliography for Terence Tao |url=https://www.math.ucla.edu/~tao/preprints/cv.html |access-date=12 December 2024}}</ref>

=== Primary and secondary education ===
There are two systems of primary and secondary schools, a public system operated by the South Australian Government's [[Department for Education (South Australia)|Department for Education]], and a private system of independent and Catholic schools.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://australia101.com/lifestyle/education/|title=Australia 101 – Education in Australia|website=australia101.com|access-date=14 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190309142858/http://australia101.com/lifestyle/education|archive-date=9 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> [[List of schools in South Australia|South Australian schools]] provide education under the [[Australian Curriculum]] for reception to Year 10 students. In Years 10 to 12, students study for the [[South Australian Certificate of Education]] (SACE). They have the option of incorporating [[Vocational education|vocational education and training]] (VET) courses or a flexible learning option (FLO).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/education-and-learning/curriculum-and-learning/south-australian-curriculum|title=Curriculum in South Australian schools|access-date=12 October 2022|website=sa.gov.au}}</ref> South Australia also has 24 schools that use [[International Baccalaureate]] programs as an alternative to the Australian Curriculum or SACE. These programs include the [[IB Primary Years Programme]], the [[IB Middle Years Programme]], and the [[IB Diploma Programme]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ibaustralasia.org/schools/SA|title=Find an IB school South Australia|access-date=12 October 2022|website=ib schools australasia|archive-date=12 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012045333/https://ibaustralasia.org/schools/SA|url-status=dead}}</ref>

For South Australian students who cannot attend a traditional school, including students who live in rural or remote areas, the state government runs the Open Access College (OAC), which provides virtual teaching. The OAC has a campus in [[Marden, South Australia|Marden]] which caters to students from reception to Year 12 and adults who haven't been able to complete their SACE.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/education-and-learning/schools/alternative-schooling/external-education|title=External education|access-date=12 October 2022|website=sa.gov.au}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.openaccess.edu.au/about-oac/marden-campus|title=Marden Campus|date=20 March 2019|access-date=12 October 2022|website=Open Access College}}</ref> Guardians are also able to apply for their child to be educated from home as long as they provide an education program which meets the same requirements as the Australian Curriculum as well as opportunities for social interaction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/education-and-learning/schools/alternative-schooling/home-education|title=Home education|access-date=12 October 2022|website=sa.gov.au}}</ref>

=== Tertiary education ===
[[File:Torrens Building, Wakefield St, Adelaide.JPG|thumb|Historic Torrens Building in [[Victoria Square, Adelaide|Victoria Square]] houses campuses of several international universities operating in South Australia]]
There are three public universities local to Adelaide, as well as one private university and three constituent colleges of foreign universities. [[Flinders University of South Australia]], the [[University of Adelaide]], the [[University of South Australia]] and [[Torrens University Australia]]—part of the [[Laureate International Universities]] are based in Adelaide. The University of Adelaide was ranked in the top 150 universities worldwide. Flinders ranked in the top 250 and Uni SA in the top 300. Torrens University Australia is part of an international network of over 70 higher education institutions in more than 30 countries worldwide. 
<!--The historic Torrens Building in [[Victoria Square, Adelaide|Victoria Square]]<ref>The historic Torrens Building in Victoria Square was beautifully restored at (considerable) taxpayer expense not long before SA Premier [[Mike Rann]] announced that it would be used as the core of Adelaide's international university precinct.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}</ref> houses [[Carnegie Mellon University]]'s [[Heinz College Australia]], and [[University College London]]'s School of Energy and Resources (Australia), and constitute the city's international university precinct.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goingtouni.gov.au/Main/CoursesAndProviders/ProvidersAndCourses/HigherEducationProviders/SA/CarnegieMellonUniversity.htm |work=GoingToUni.gov.au |publisher=Government of South Australia |title=Carnegie Mellon University |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123015458/http://www.goingtouni.gov.au/Main/CoursesAndProviders/ProvidersAndCourses/HigherEducationProviders/SA/CarnegieMellonUniversity.htm |archive-date=23 November 2011}}</ref>-->

The [[University of Adelaide]], with 25,000 students,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.adelaide.edu.au/uni/facts/ |title=Facts & Figures |publisher=University of Adelaide |access-date=1 June 2012 |archive-date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721020522/http://www.adelaide.edu.au/uni/facts/}}</ref> is Australia's third-oldest university and a member of the leading "[[Group of Eight (Australian universities)|Group of Eight]]". It has five campuses throughout the state, including two in the city-centre, and a campus in Singapore. The [[University of South Australia]], with 37,000 students,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://w3.unisa.edu.au/news/facts.asp |title=Facts about UniSA |publisher=University of South Australia |access-date=1 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516160441/http://w3.unisa.edu.au/news/facts.asp |archive-date=16 May 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> has two North Terrace campuses, three other campuses in the metropolitan area and campuses in the regional cities of [[Whyalla]] and [[Mount Gambier]]. The University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia have had multiple proposals to merge into a single university. A proposal in 2018 failed due to uncertainty as to the new name and leadership of the merged university.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-21/documents-shed-light-on-university-of-adelaide-sa-failed-merger/12960276|title=University of Adelaide, UniSA merger proposal failed after uncertainty over name and leadership|last=Siebert|first=Bension|date=21 January 2021|access-date=23 December 2022|website=ABC News}}</ref> In 2022, the universities announced a new merger proposal, with the name and leadership issues settled and support from the South Australian government.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-07/universities-of-adelaide-and-south-australia-move-to-merge/101746396|title=University of Adelaide and UniSA revive merger talks, with new combined uni pitched for 2026|date=7 December 2022|access-date=23 December 2022|website=ABC News}}</ref>

[[Flinders University]], with 25,184 students,<ref>[https://www.flinders.edu.au/about/fast-facts/student-staff-numbers Student and staff numbers, 2016] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226211709/https://www.flinders.edu.au/about/fast-facts/student-staff-numbers |date=26 February 2018 }} Flinders University, 21 July 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2018.</ref> is based in the southern suburb of [[Bedford Park, South Australia|Bedford Park]], alongside the [[Flinders Medical Centre]], with additional campuses in neighbouring [[Tonsley]] and in Victoria Square in the city centre.

In 2024, the [[University of the Sunshine Coast]] opened a new campus in Adelaide where undergraduate and master's courses in [[Information and communications technology|ICT]] and business are offered.<ref name="p920">{{cite web | title=UniSC announces Adelaide campus | website=UniSC | date=2024-04-23 | url=https://www.usc.edu.au/about/unisc-news/news-archive/2024/may/unisc-announces-adelaide-campus | access-date=2025-01-25}}</ref><ref name="d156">{{cite web | title=UniSC Adelaide | website=UniSC | url=https://www.usc.edu.au/study/life-at-unisc/study-locations/unisc-adelaide | access-date=2025-01-25}}</ref>

The [[Adelaide College of Divinity]] is at [[Brooklyn Park, South Australia|Brooklyn Park]].

There are several South Australian [[TAFE South Australia|TAFE]] (Technical and Further Education) campuses in the metropolitan area that provide a range of vocational education and training. The [[Adelaide College of the Arts]], as a school of TAFE SA, provides nationally recognised training in visual and performing arts.

StudyAdelaide, a collaboration between the South Australian government and the tertiary education sector, maintains an on-line list of schools, universities, and higher education institutions in SA.<ref>[https://studyadelaide.com/study/institutions Institutions]. StudyAdelaide. Retrieved 30 March 2025.</ref>

=== Research ===
[[File:Bonython Hall, Adelaide by Paul Weston (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|[[University of Adelaide|Bonython Hall, University of Adelaide]]]]
In addition to the universities, Adelaide is home to research institutes, including the [[Royal Institution of Australia]], established in 2009 as a counterpart to the two-hundred-year-old [[Royal Institution]] of Great Britain.<ref>{{cite news |first=Verity |last=Edwards |title=RI Australia plugs into world science |work=The Weekend Australian |date=3 May 2008}}</ref> Many of the organisations involved in research tend to be geographically clustered throughout the Adelaide metropolitan area:
* The east end of [[North Terrace, Adelaide|North Terrace]]: [[SA Pathology]];<ref>[http://www.imvs.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/SA+Pathology+Internet+Content/IMVS/About+Us/History/ History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116192755/http://www.imvs.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/SA+Pathology+Internet+Content/IMVS/About+Us/History/ |date=16 January 2011 }}, [http://www.imvs.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/SA+Pathology+Internet+Content/IMVS/About+Us/Our+Research/ Our research] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116192806/http://www.imvs.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/SA+Pathology+Internet+Content/IMVS/About+Us/Our+Research/ |date=16 January 2011 }}, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science</ref> [[Hanson Institute]];<ref>[http://www.hansoninstitute.sa.gov.au/ About us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725031302/http://www.hansoninstitute.sa.gov.au/ |date=25 July 2008 }}, [http://www.hansoninstitute.sa.gov.au/aboutus/history.php History], Hanson Institute</ref> [[National Wine Centre of Australia|National Wine Centre]].
* The west end of North Terrace: [[South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute]] (SAHMRI), located next to the [[Royal Adelaide Hospital]].
* The [[Waite Research Precinct]]: [[South Australian Research and Development Institute|SARDI]] Head Office and Plant Research Centre; [[Australian Wine Research Institute|AWRI]];<ref>[http://www.awri.com.au/ The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225174859/https://www.awri.com.au/ |date=25 December 2010 }}, awri.com.au</ref> [[Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics|ACPFG]];<ref>[http://www.acpfg.com.au/ Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFG)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218142922/http://www.acpfg.com.au/ |date=18 December 2010 }}, acpfg.com.au</ref> [[CSIRO]] research laboratories.<ref name="CSIROWaite">{{cite web | title=Waite Campus, Urrbrae | website=CSIRO | date=6 September 2019 | url=https://www.csiro.au/en/Locations/SA/Urrbrae | access-date=6 September 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906061825/https://www.csiro.au/en/Locations/SA/Urrbrae | archive-date=6 September 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref> SARDI also has establishments at [[Glenside, South Australia|Glenside]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sardi.sa.gov.au/about_us_2/facilities/glenside_laboratories |title=Livestock – Glenside Laboratories |access-date=6 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219151446/http://www.sardi.sa.gov.au/about_us_2/facilities/glenside_laboratories |archive-date=19 February 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[West Beach, South Australia|West Beach]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sardi.sa.gov.au/about_us_2/facilities/sa_aquatic_sciences_centre/sa_aquatic_sciences_centre |title=SARDI |access-date=6 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219154303/http://www.sardi.sa.gov.au/about_us_2/facilities/sa_aquatic_sciences_centre/sa_aquatic_sciences_centre |archive-date=19 February 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Edinburgh, South Australia]]: [[Defence Science and Technology Organisation|DSTO]]; [[BAE Systems]] (Australia); [[Lockheed Martin]] Australia Electronic Systems.
* [[Technology Park Adelaide|Technology Park]] ([[Mawson Lakes, South Australia|Mawson Lakes]]): BAE Systems; [[Optus]]; [[Raytheon]]; [[Topcon]]; Lockheed Martin Australia Electronic Systems.
* Research Park at [[Thebarton, South Australia|Thebarton]]: businesses involved in materials engineering, biotechnology, environmental services, information technology, industrial design, laser/optics technology, health products, engineering services, radar systems, telecommunications and petroleum services.
* Science Park (adjacent to Flinders University): Playford Capital.
* The [[Basil Hetzel]] Institute for Translational Health Research<ref>{{cite web |title=A great of the SA science world |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/a-great-of-the-sa-science-world/news-story/9338949922d55092230a3a77e2b749c9 |website=The Advertiser|location=Adelaide  |date=24 May 2012 |access-date=9 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215223914/https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/a-great-of-the-sa-science-world/news-story/9338949922d55092230a3a77e2b749c9 |archive-date=15 December 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> in [[Woodville, South Australia|Woodville]] the research arm of the [[Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide]]
* The [[The Joanna Briggs Institute|Joanna Briggs Institute]], a global research collaboration for evidence-based healthcare with its headquarters in North Adelaide.
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File:OIC adelaide north terrace bldg nr east end.jpg|Mitchell Building, University of Adelaide
File:Hawke Building, UniSA.jpg| The Hawke Building, part of [[University of South Australia|UniSA]]'s City West Campus
File:Flinders from hill 3.jpg| [[Flinders University]] buildings from the campus hills
File:Torrens Building, Victoria Square.jpg| Torrens University
File:SAHMRI.jpg| South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)
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