72.8% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 72.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Florey · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Florey
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study in Florey, where 19.4% of qualified residents work in these areas. This suburb has seen a steady increase in education levels, with the proportion of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher climbing to 37.1%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 6.1 percentage points since 2011 to reach 72.8%. While this is far above the national figure, it remains well below the average for the ACT.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Florey, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Qualified residents are much more common here than in most similar areas, with 37.1% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average, though it still sits well below the ACT figure.
37.1% ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 37.1%
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 Florey, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Postgraduate degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Beyond management and commerce, society and culture is a popular field of study at 18.2%. Other common qualifications include engineering at 9.8% and information technology at 9.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Florey has three schools with a total of 2,088 enrolments. These schools are much larger than those in most similar areas and offer a higher school advantage score than usual.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.63
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 64% 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).
2,088
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
696
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,066
Higher than 71% 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 Florey
27 schools — 14,647 students, average ICSEA 1,086.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| Florey Primary School, Florey | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| St John the Apostle Primary School, Florey | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 368 | 1,077 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Florey | Catholic | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,323 | 1,070 |
| Southern Cross Early Childhood School, Scullin | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 115 | 1,088 |
| Melba Copland Secondary School Copland Campus Years 10 - 12, Melba | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 953 | 1,041 |
| Latham Primary School, Latham | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| St Matthew's Primary School, Page | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 332 | 1,085 |
| Cranleigh School, Holt | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 88 | 1,036 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Evatt | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 412 | 1,080 |
| Mount Rogers Primary School, Melba | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 461 | 1,056 |
| Miles Franklin Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 394 | 1,077 |
| Belconnen High School, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 636 | 1,066 |
| Hawker College, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 605 | 1,073 |
| Kingsford Smith School, Holt | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 742 | 991 |
| University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra, Belconnen | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 781 | 1,066 |
| Macquarie Primary School, Macquarie | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 291 | 1,070 |
| Weetangera Primary School, Weetangera | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 404 | 1,117 |
| Hawker Primary School, Hawker | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 331 | 1,129 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Charnwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 374 | 1,045 |
| Evatt Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 281 | 1,047 |
| Charnwood-Dunlop School, Charnwood | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 308 | 987 |
| Canberra High School, Macquarie | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 898 | 1,100 |
| Macgregor Primary School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 590 | 1,050 |
| Fraser Primary School, Fraser | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 462 | 1,042 |
| St Vincent's Primary School, Aranda | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 195 | 1,117 |
| Radford College, Bruce | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 2,091 | 1,203 |
| Aranda Primary School, Aranda | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 517 | 1,159 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Florey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011008/florey/topic/education