61.6% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 53.9%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Charnwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Charnwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Charnwood have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, though this is far below the Territory average. While 61.6% of residents completed high school, the number of adults with university degrees remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 7.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 61.6%. While this is a little above the Australian figure, it sits far below the 77% seen across the Australian Capital Territory.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Charnwood, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.5% of residents.
21.5% ▲ +35.7%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 21.5%
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 Charnwood, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 17.3%, followed closely by society and culture at 16.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Charnwood has two primary schools, which is fewer than about 71% of similar areas. However, the area has 3.09 schools per 1,000 children, a rate that is higher than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.09
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
682
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
341
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,019
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Charnwood
16 schools — 7,566 students, average ICSEA 1,047.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Charnwood-Dunlop School, Charnwood | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 308 | 987 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Charnwood | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 374 | 1,045 |
| Fraser Primary School, Fraser | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 462 | 1,042 |
| Melba Copland Secondary School Copland Campus Years 10 - 12, Melba | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 953 | 1,041 |
| Mount Rogers Primary School, Melba | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 461 | 1,056 |
| Latham Primary School, Latham | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Macgregor Primary School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 590 | 1,050 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Florey | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,323 | 1,070 |
| Cranleigh School, Holt | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 88 | 1,036 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Evatt | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 412 | 1,080 |
| St John the Apostle Primary School, Florey | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 368 | 1,077 |
| Kingsford Smith School, Holt | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 742 | 991 |
| Florey Primary School, Florey | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| Miles Franklin Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 394 | 1,077 |
| Southern Cross Early Childhood School, Scullin | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 115 | 1,088 |
| Evatt Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 281 | 1,047 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Charnwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011004/charnwood/topic/education