74.2% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.0%
- 2016: 71.3%
- 2021: 74.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Macgregor · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Macgregor
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Macgregor have finished high school and earned degrees than a decade ago. The area has seen a steady climb in education levels, with 74.2% of residents now completing Year 12 and 33% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 74.2% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that rose 5.2 percentage points since 2011. This is far above the national average, though it sits a little below the territory figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Macgregor, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 33% of adults, which is well above the Australian average. This represents a 5.3 percentage point increase since 2011, though it remains well below the territory average of 42.9%.
33.0% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 33.0%
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 Macgregor, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 32%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are management and commerce at 21%, followed by society and culture at 17.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is larger and has a higher advantage score than most similar areas. However, with only 0.58 schools per 1,000 children, the number of schools is among the lowest for this level.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.58
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Lower than 66% 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).
590
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
590
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,050
Higher than 65% 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 Macgregor
13 schools — 6,479 students, average ICSEA 1,044.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Macgregor Primary School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 590 | 1,050 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Charnwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 374 | 1,045 |
| Kingsford Smith School, Holt | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 742 | 991 |
| Cranleigh School, Holt | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 88 | 1,036 |
| Latham Primary School, Latham | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Charnwood-Dunlop School, Charnwood | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 308 | 987 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Florey | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,323 | 1,070 |
| St John the Apostle Primary School, Florey | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 368 | 1,077 |
| Fraser Primary School, Fraser | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 462 | 1,042 |
| Melba Copland Secondary School Copland Campus Years 10 - 12, Melba | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 953 | 1,041 |
| Southern Cross Early Childhood School, Scullin | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 115 | 1,088 |
| Mount Rogers Primary School, Melba | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 461 | 1,056 |
| Florey Primary School, Florey | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 397 | 1,042 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Macgregor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011019/macgregor/topic/education