Adelaide is home to three excellent and prestigious Universities - the University of Adelaide, Flinders University and the University of South Australia. It has two Medical Schools, a School of Dentistry and a full spectrum of faculties throughout the three institutions. There is an excellent Technical College with the opportunity to study many trades, an Agricultural College and a Catering School. Adult education is well catered for.

University education is heavily subsidised by the government which contributes about two thirds of tuition fees. The average course costs a student about $3,500 a year. The method of payment has been structured in such a way as not disadvantage those who cannot afford to pay while they are studying. The student can accumulate the debt and pay it back on a percentage basis once he or she starts earning more than $25,000 per annum.

Competition for University places is high. At undergraduate level, most students with a good academic record are offered their first choice. Postgraduate courses are more difficult to get into.

It is pleasing that Students of Massada College have done particularly well at University level and have excelled at Medicine, Law and the Arts.