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Education & Qualifications in Fenner

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Much higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Fenner, where nearly 40% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This level of education is far above the national figure, creating a highly qualified local population. Most residents have finished their secondary schooling, with 76.4% completing Year 12.

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📍 Fenner, Federal Electorate

Where Fenner sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

39.7% —

All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Fenner — higher than 85% of areas.

Fenner39.7%
Australian Capital Territory 43.0%
Australian Capital Territory 42.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 76.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far above the Australian average and about the same as the ACT figure. This means schooling levels in Fenner are much higher than in most other similar areas.

Highest year of school

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In Fenner, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 12%.

Year 12 76.4% Year 10 11.1% Year 9 or below 4.6% Year 11 3.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

With 39.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, this area is far above the national average. This is well below the ACT figure, though it remains much higher than most other areas of its kind.

Highest qualification level

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In Fenner, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Certificate III / IV (19%).

Bachelor degree 32.2% Postgraduate degree 18.8% Certificate III / IV 17.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.5% Certificate I / II 1.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.4%, followed by society and culture at 16.6%. Other frequent fields of study include information technology, engineering, and health.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Local schools are typically much larger than in most areas, with an average size of 619 students. While school advantage scores are higher than most areas, there are relatively few schools within 3 km and a low number of schools per 1,000 children.

Schools within 3 km

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37

Lower than 92% of federal 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).

Average school ICSEA

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1,070

Higher than 71% of federal electorate areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Fenner

37 schools — 22,904 students, average ICSEA 1,070.

By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 9 · Independent 2

By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 7 · Combined 6
Throsby School, Throsby Government Primary 63.7 km 316 1,096
Shirley Smith High School, Kenny Government Secondary 64.8 km 210 1,078
Mother Teresa School, Harrison Catholic Primary 64.8 km 716 1,102
Harrison School, Harrison Government Combined 65.0 km 1,365 1,058
Franklin School, Franklin Government Primary 65.6 km 477 1,098
Neville Bonner Primary School, Bonner Government Primary 66.1 km 606 1,058
Gungahlin College, Gungahlin Government Secondary 66.9 km 1,070 1,061
Amaroo School, Amaroo Government Combined 67.3 km 1,638 1,070
Good Shepherd Primary School, Amaroo Catholic Primary 67.5 km 762 1,095
Burgmann Anglican School, Gungahlin Independent Combined 67.5 km 1,755 1,165
Palmerston District Primary School, Palmerston Government Primary 67.8 km 640 1,077
Taqwa School, Moncrieff Independent Combined 68.1 km 407 1,099
Margaret Hendry School, Taylor Government Primary 68.6 km 626 1,054
Ngunnawal Primary School, Ngunnawal Government Primary 68.7 km 620 1,049
Aunty Agnes Shea High School, Taylor Government Secondary 69.0 km 83 1,051
Holy Spirit Primary School, Nicholls Catholic Primary 69.5 km 733 1,085
St John Paul II College, Nicholls Catholic Secondary 69.6 km 880 1,089
Gold Creek School, Nicholls Government Combined 69.7 km 1,261 1,052
Evatt Primary School, Evatt Government Primary 71.9 km 281 1,047
University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra, Belconnen Government Secondary 72.2 km 781 1,066
Miles Franklin Primary School, Evatt Government Primary 72.7 km 394 1,077
St Monica's Primary School, Evatt Catholic Primary 73.2 km 412 1,080
Mount Rogers Primary School, Melba Government Primary 73.7 km 461 1,056
Florey Primary School, Florey Government Primary 74.1 km 397 1,042
Melba Copland Secondary School Copland Campus Years 10 - 12, Melba Government Secondary 74.3 km 953 1,041
Fraser Primary School, Fraser Government Primary 74.8 km 462 1,042
St John the Apostle Primary School, Florey Catholic Primary 75.0 km 368 1,077
St Francis Xavier College, Florey Catholic Secondary 75.1 km 1,323 1,070
St Matthew's Primary School, Page Catholic Primary 75.1 km 332 1,085
Southern Cross Early Childhood School, Scullin Government Primary 75.4 km 115 1,088
Charnwood-Dunlop School, Charnwood Government Primary 75.5 km 308 987
Latham Primary School, Latham Government Primary 75.7 km 298 1,038
St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Charnwood Catholic Primary 76.1 km 374 1,045
Cranleigh School, Holt Government Primary 76.2 km 88 1,036
Jervis Bay School, Jervis Bay Government Primary 76.6 km 60 794
Kingsford Smith School, Holt Government Combined 77.1 km 742 991
Macgregor Primary School, Macgregor Government Primary 77.7 km 590 1,050

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fenner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED803/fenner/topic/education