69.8% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 69.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Higgins · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Higgins
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher share of people in Higgins have finished high school than the national average, though they trail the ACT. This gap is seen across the board, with 69.8% of residents completing Year 12 and 32% of adults holding a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 7.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 69.8%. While this is far above the national figure, it remains well below the 77% seen across the ACT.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Higgins, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 32%, which is well above the Australian average. This figure rose 4.8 percentage points since 2011, though it is still far below the ACT's 42.9%.
32.0% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Higgins splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in society and culture at 17.9%, followed by management and commerce at 17.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 19 schools within 3 km of the area, which is more than about half of similar areas.
19
Lower than 51% 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 Higgins
19 schools — 9,028 students, average ICSEA 1,058.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Kingsford Smith School, Holt | Government | Combined | 0.8 km | 742 | 991 |
| Cranleigh School, Holt | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 88 | 1,036 |
| Southern Cross Early Childhood School, Scullin | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 115 | 1,088 |
| Hawker College, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 605 | 1,073 |
| Latham Primary School, Latham | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| St John the Apostle Primary School, Florey | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 368 | 1,077 |
| St Matthew's Primary School, Page | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 332 | 1,085 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Florey | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,323 | 1,070 |
| Belconnen High School, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 636 | 1,066 |
| Hawker Primary School, Hawker | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 331 | 1,129 |
| Florey Primary School, Florey | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| Macgregor Primary School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 590 | 1,050 |
| Weetangera Primary School, Weetangera | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 404 | 1,117 |
| Melba Copland Secondary School Copland Campus Years 10 - 12, Melba | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 953 | 1,041 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Charnwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 374 | 1,045 |
| Macquarie Primary School, Macquarie | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 291 | 1,070 |
| Mount Rogers Primary School, Melba | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 461 | 1,056 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Evatt | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 412 | 1,080 |
| Charnwood-Dunlop School, Charnwood | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 308 | 987 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Higgins [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011014/higgins/topic/education