67.9% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 67.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Latham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Latham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning have become more common in Latham since 2011, with the share of adults holding a university degree rising by 6.8 percentage points. While the area sits well above the national average for education, it remains far below the figures seen across the ACT. This trend is mirrored in school completions, which rose 6.7 percentage points over the same period.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 67.9% of residents have finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure but well below the ACT's 77.0%. This is a higher rate of completion than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Latham, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 30.2% of adults, a figure that is well above the Australian average but far below the ACT. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 27.1% and Certificate III or IV at 25.0%.
30.2% ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Latham splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 19.3%, followed by society and culture at 16.2% and engineering at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Latham has one government primary school, which is smaller than those in about 87% of similar areas. While the school's advantage score is higher than most areas, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most places.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.28
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher 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).
298
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
298
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
Higher than 60% 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 Latham
20 schools — 9,593 students, average ICSEA 1,057.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Latham Primary School, Latham | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Cranleigh School, Holt | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 88 | 1,036 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Florey | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,323 | 1,070 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Charnwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 374 | 1,045 |
| St John the Apostle Primary School, Florey | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 368 | 1,077 |
| Kingsford Smith School, Holt | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 742 | 991 |
| Melba Copland Secondary School Copland Campus Years 10 - 12, Melba | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 953 | 1,041 |
| Macgregor Primary School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 590 | 1,050 |
| Southern Cross Early Childhood School, Scullin | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 115 | 1,088 |
| Charnwood-Dunlop School, Charnwood | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 308 | 987 |
| Florey Primary School, Florey | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| Mount Rogers Primary School, Melba | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 461 | 1,056 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Evatt | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 412 | 1,080 |
| St Matthew's Primary School, Page | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 332 | 1,085 |
| Fraser Primary School, Fraser | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 462 | 1,042 |
| Hawker College, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 605 | 1,073 |
| Miles Franklin Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 394 | 1,077 |
| Belconnen High School, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 636 | 1,066 |
| Hawker Primary School, Hawker | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 331 | 1,129 |
| Weetangera Primary School, Weetangera | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 404 | 1,117 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Latham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011017/latham/topic/education