72.8% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 72.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Giralang · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Giralang
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Giralang have finished school and earned degrees than in 2011. The area now has a strongly educated population, with 38% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates rose 6.4 points since 2011 to reach 72.8%. While this is far above the Australian average, it remains well below the ACT figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Giralang, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 38% of the population, a jump of 7.4 points since 2011. This is much higher than most similar areas, though well below the ACT average.
38.0% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 38.0%
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 Giralang, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 18.4%, followed closely by society and culture at 18.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Giralang has one government primary school, which is among the smallest at this level with 268 enrolments. The school has an advantage score of 1,070, which is higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.42
Lower than 71% 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).
268
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
268
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,070
Higher than 73% 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 Giralang
16 schools — 11,582 students, average ICSEA 1,110.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 3 · Combined 3
| Giralang Primary School, Giralang | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 268 | 1,070 |
| University of Canberra High School Kaleen, Kaleen | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 571 | 1,056 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Kaleen | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 171 | 1,094 |
| Evatt Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 281 | 1,047 |
| Kaleen Primary School, Kaleen | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 400 | 1,075 |
| Palmerston District Primary School, Palmerston | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 640 | 1,077 |
| Miles Franklin Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 394 | 1,077 |
| Maribyrnong Primary School, Kaleen | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 483 | 1,100 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Evatt | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 412 | 1,080 |
| Gold Creek School, Nicholls | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,261 | 1,052 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, Nicholls | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 733 | 1,085 |
| Burgmann Anglican School, Gungahlin | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,755 | 1,165 |
| St John Paul II College, Nicholls | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 880 | 1,089 |
| Mount Rogers Primary School, Melba | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 461 | 1,056 |
| University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra, Belconnen | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 781 | 1,066 |
| Radford College, Bruce | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 2,091 | 1,203 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Giralang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011011/giralang/topic/education