68.5% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 68.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Holt · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Holt
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce qualifications are the most common field of study in Holt, where 19.4% of degrees fall into this category. The area has seen a steady rise in attainment, with 32% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher. While this is well above the national figure, it remains far below the territory average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people in Holt have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, and this figure rose 9.3 points since 2011 to reach 68.5%. This is well above the national average, though it sits well below the territory's 77%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Holt, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 32% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most areas and well above the national figure. This represents a 7.9 point increase since 2011, although it is still far below the territory average of 42.9%.
32.0% ▲ +32.7%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 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 →In Holt, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Beyond management and commerce, the most common qualifications are in society and culture at 18.4%, followed by health at 9.7% and education at 8.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government schools in the area, which is fewer than about 71% of similar places. Both are either primary or combined schools, and their average size and advantage scores are around the middle for this level.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.87
Lower than 56% 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).
830
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
415
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Lower than 59% 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 Holt
16 schools — 7,921 students, average ICSEA 1,053.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Kingsford Smith School, Holt | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | 742 | 991 |
| Macgregor Primary School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 590 | 1,050 |
| Cranleigh School, Holt | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 88 | 1,036 |
| Latham Primary School, Latham | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Southern Cross Early Childhood School, Scullin | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 115 | 1,088 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Florey | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,323 | 1,070 |
| St John the Apostle Primary School, Florey | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 368 | 1,077 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Charnwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 374 | 1,045 |
| Hawker College, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 605 | 1,073 |
| St Matthew's Primary School, Page | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 332 | 1,085 |
| Belconnen High School, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 636 | 1,066 |
| Hawker Primary School, Hawker | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 331 | 1,129 |
| Melba Copland Secondary School Copland Campus Years 10 - 12, Melba | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 953 | 1,041 |
| Florey Primary School, Florey | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| Charnwood-Dunlop School, Charnwood | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 308 | 987 |
| Mount Rogers Primary School, Melba | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 461 | 1,056 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Holt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011015/holt/topic/education