66.4% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Page · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Page
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 12 percentage points separates Page from the national figure for university degrees, though it still trails the ACT average. This is a highly educated area where 38.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has climbed steadily since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 66.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure but far below the ACT average. This rate has risen 6.6 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Page, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 38.1% of adults holding a degree. This is much higher than most similar areas and far above the Australian average, despite being well below the ACT level.
38.1% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 38.1%
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 Page, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are society and culture at 17.7% and management and commerce at 17.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one primary Catholic school with 332 enrolments. This school has an advantage score of 1,085, which is much higher than most similar areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.09
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 55% 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).
332
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
332
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,085
Higher than 78% 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 Page
22 schools — 12,632 students, average ICSEA 1,093.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| St Matthew's Primary School, Page | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 332 | 1,085 |
| Southern Cross Early Childhood School, Scullin | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 115 | 1,088 |
| Florey Primary School, Florey | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| Belconnen High School, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 636 | 1,066 |
| St John the Apostle Primary School, Florey | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 368 | 1,077 |
| Weetangera Primary School, Weetangera | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 404 | 1,117 |
| Macquarie Primary School, Macquarie | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 291 | 1,070 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Florey | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,323 | 1,070 |
| Hawker College, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 605 | 1,073 |
| Hawker Primary School, Hawker | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 331 | 1,129 |
| University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra, Belconnen | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 781 | 1,066 |
| Cranleigh School, Holt | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 88 | 1,036 |
| Latham Primary School, Latham | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Melba Copland Secondary School Copland Campus Years 10 - 12, Melba | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 953 | 1,041 |
| Canberra High School, Macquarie | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 898 | 1,100 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Evatt | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 412 | 1,080 |
| Kingsford Smith School, Holt | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 742 | 991 |
| St Vincent's Primary School, Aranda | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 195 | 1,117 |
| Miles Franklin Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 394 | 1,077 |
| Mount Rogers Primary School, Melba | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 461 | 1,056 |
| Aranda Primary School, Aranda | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 517 | 1,159 |
| Radford College, Bruce | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 2,091 | 1,203 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Page [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011023/page/topic/education