75.5% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 71.0%
- 2016: 73.0%
- 2021: 75.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Macquarie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Macquarie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Macquarie hold high-level degrees compared to most similar areas. Nearly half the adults have a university degree, and the number of people finishing Year 12 has risen steadily over the last decade. This creates a highly qualified local population that stands well above the national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high here, with 75.5% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the Australian figure of 58.8% and has risen by 4.5 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Macquarie, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 46.4% of adults, which is well above the ACT average of 42.9%. This figure has grown by 8.6 percentage points since 2011, leaving the area far above the national average.
46.4% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 46.4%
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 Macquarie, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Postgraduate degree (25%) and Certificate III / IV (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in society and culture are the most common at 20.4%, followed by management and commerce at 16.6%. Other common fields include education, natural and physical sciences, and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two government schools with a total of 1,189 enrolments. These schools have a much higher average advantage score and are larger than those in most similar areas.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.96
Higher than 79% 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).
1,189
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
595
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,093
Higher than 81% 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 Macquarie
16 schools — 9,767 students, average ICSEA 1,112.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Macquarie Primary School, Macquarie | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 291 | 1,070 |
| Canberra High School, Macquarie | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 898 | 1,100 |
| St Vincent's Primary School, Aranda | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 195 | 1,117 |
| Aranda Primary School, Aranda | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 517 | 1,159 |
| University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra, Belconnen | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 781 | 1,066 |
| Weetangera Primary School, Weetangera | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 404 | 1,117 |
| Radford College, Bruce | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 2,091 | 1,203 |
| Belconnen High School, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 636 | 1,066 |
| St Matthew's Primary School, Page | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 332 | 1,085 |
| Hawker Primary School, Hawker | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 331 | 1,129 |
| Florey Primary School, Florey | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| Hawker College, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 605 | 1,073 |
| Southern Cross Early Childhood School, Scullin | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 115 | 1,088 |
| St John the Apostle Primary School, Florey | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 368 | 1,077 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Florey | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,323 | 1,070 |
| Maribyrnong Primary School, Kaleen | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 483 | 1,100 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011020/macquarie/topic/education