73.8% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 73.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Melba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Melba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Melba, where 37.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While these figures sit well below the ACT average, they are far above the national level. Education levels have trended upwards here, with more people finishing high school and earning degrees since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 7.4 points since 2011 to reach 73.8%. This is far above the national figure, though it remains well below the ACT average of 77%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Melba, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 37.5%, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is far above the national average of 26.3%, though well below the ACT's 42.9%.
37.5% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 37.5%
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 Melba, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 20.2%, followed by management and commerce at 17.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Melba has two government schools with an average size of 707 students, which is much higher than most areas. There are 1,414 total enrolments across one primary and one secondary school.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.67
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Lower 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).
1,414
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
707
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,046
Higher than 63% 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 Melba
19 schools — 8,947 students, average ICSEA 1,051.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Mount Rogers Primary School, Melba | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 461 | 1,056 |
| Melba Copland Secondary School Copland Campus Years 10 - 12, Melba | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 953 | 1,041 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Evatt | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 412 | 1,080 |
| Miles Franklin Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 394 | 1,077 |
| Florey Primary School, Florey | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Florey | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,323 | 1,070 |
| Evatt Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 281 | 1,047 |
| Charnwood-Dunlop School, Charnwood | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 308 | 987 |
| St John the Apostle Primary School, Florey | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 368 | 1,077 |
| Latham Primary School, Latham | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Fraser Primary School, Fraser | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 462 | 1,042 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Charnwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 374 | 1,045 |
| Cranleigh School, Holt | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 88 | 1,036 |
| Southern Cross Early Childhood School, Scullin | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 115 | 1,088 |
| St Matthew's Primary School, Page | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 332 | 1,085 |
| University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra, Belconnen | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 781 | 1,066 |
| Giralang Primary School, Giralang | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 268 | 1,070 |
| Kingsford Smith School, Holt | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 742 | 991 |
| Macgregor Primary School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 590 | 1,050 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Melba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011022/melba/topic/education