80.3% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 76.5%
- 2016: 77.7%
- 2021: 80.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hawker · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Hawker
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees have become more common in Hawker since 2011. Nearly half of all adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher, and over 80% of residents have finished Year 12, making it one of the most educated areas in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen to 80.3% since 2011. This is well above the ACT figure of 77% and far above the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hawker, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Almost half of adults, 48.4%, have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the ACT average. This figure rose 3.1 percentage points since 2011 and is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
48.4% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.2%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 48.4%
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 Hawker, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 21.1%, followed by management and commerce at 19.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hawker has three government schools with a high average advantage score of 1,082. There are 6.13 schools per 1,000 children, which is among the highest levels for any similar area.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
6.13
Higher than 89% 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).
1,572
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
524
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,082
Higher than 77% 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 Hawker
16 schools — 7,804 students, average ICSEA 1,070.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Belconnen High School, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 636 | 1,066 |
| Hawker Primary School, Hawker | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 331 | 1,129 |
| Hawker College, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 605 | 1,073 |
| St Matthew's Primary School, Page | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 332 | 1,085 |
| Weetangera Primary School, Weetangera | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 404 | 1,117 |
| Southern Cross Early Childhood School, Scullin | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 115 | 1,088 |
| Macquarie Primary School, Macquarie | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 291 | 1,070 |
| St John the Apostle Primary School, Florey | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 368 | 1,077 |
| Cranleigh School, Holt | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 88 | 1,036 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Florey | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,323 | 1,070 |
| Kingsford Smith School, Holt | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 742 | 991 |
| Florey Primary School, Florey | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| Latham Primary School, Latham | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Canberra High School, Macquarie | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 898 | 1,100 |
| University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra, Belconnen | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 781 | 1,066 |
| St Vincent's Primary School, Aranda | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 195 | 1,117 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hawker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011013/hawker/topic/education