74.1% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 68.7%
- 2021: 74.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Flynn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Flynn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Flynn have finished high school than the national average, with 74.1% of residents completing Year 12. This suburb has seen a steady climb in education levels, which is most evident in the growing number of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 12 points since 2011 to reach 74.1%. While this is far above the national figure, it sits a little below the ACT average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Flynn, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 34.8% of adults, which is well above the Australian average but well below the ACT's 42.9%. This figure rose 8.7 points over the last decade.
34.8% ▲ +33.1%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 34.8%
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 Flynn, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in society and culture at 18.1%, followed by management and commerce at 16.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 17 schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 54% of similar places.
17
Lower than 55% 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).
Schools serving Flynn
17 schools — 7,898 students, average ICSEA 1,049.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Melba Copland Secondary School Copland Campus Years 10 - 12, Melba | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 953 | 1,041 |
| Charnwood-Dunlop School, Charnwood | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 308 | 987 |
| Mount Rogers Primary School, Melba | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 461 | 1,056 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Charnwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 374 | 1,045 |
| Fraser Primary School, Fraser | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 462 | 1,042 |
| Latham Primary School, Latham | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Evatt | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 412 | 1,080 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Florey | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,323 | 1,070 |
| Miles Franklin Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 394 | 1,077 |
| St John the Apostle Primary School, Florey | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 368 | 1,077 |
| Florey Primary School, Florey | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| Cranleigh School, Holt | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 88 | 1,036 |
| Evatt Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 281 | 1,047 |
| Macgregor Primary School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 590 | 1,050 |
| Southern Cross Early Childhood School, Scullin | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 115 | 1,088 |
| Kingsford Smith School, Holt | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 742 | 991 |
| St Matthew's Primary School, Page | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 332 | 1,085 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Flynn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011009/flynn/topic/education