71.5% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 67.7%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 71.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
McKellar · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in McKellar
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong focus on higher learning defines daily life in McKellar, where nearly 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. This is far above the national figure, though it remains well below the territory average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than 71% of residents finished Year 12, which is far above the national average and rose 3.8 points since 2011. However, this figure is still well below the typical result for the ACT.
Highest year of school
View on map →In McKellar, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 39.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. This is much higher than most areas and grew by 7.7 points since 2011.
39.3% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 39.3%
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 McKellar, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in management and commerce at 19.9%, followed by society and culture at 17.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 16 schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 57% of similar places.
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).
Schools serving McKellar
16 schools — 10,252 students, average ICSEA 1,097.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Miles Franklin Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 394 | 1,077 |
| Evatt Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 281 | 1,047 |
| Giralang Primary School, Giralang | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 268 | 1,070 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Evatt | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 412 | 1,080 |
| Mount Rogers Primary School, Melba | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 461 | 1,056 |
| University of Canberra High School Kaleen, Kaleen | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 571 | 1,056 |
| University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra, Belconnen | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 781 | 1,066 |
| Florey Primary School, Florey | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| Melba Copland Secondary School Copland Campus Years 10 - 12, Melba | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 953 | 1,041 |
| Maribyrnong Primary School, Kaleen | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 483 | 1,100 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Kaleen | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 171 | 1,094 |
| Radford College, Bruce | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 2,091 | 1,203 |
| Kaleen Primary School, Kaleen | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 400 | 1,075 |
| St John the Apostle Primary School, Florey | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 368 | 1,077 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Florey | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,323 | 1,070 |
| Canberra High School, Macquarie | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 898 | 1,100 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in McKellar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011021/mckellar/topic/education