83.8% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 78.4%
- 2016: 80.3%
- 2021: 83.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Weetangera · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Weetangera
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Weetangera hold high-level degrees than in most similar areas. Over half the adult population has a bachelor degree or higher, and 83.8% of people finished Year 12. These figures place the area well above both the territory and national levels for education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 83.8% of people finishing Year 12. This is 25 points higher than the national figure and has risen 5.4 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Weetangera, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
More than half of adults (53%) hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the territory average of 42.9%. This represents a rise of 5.2 points since 2011.
53.0% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 49.3%
- 2021: 53.0%
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 Weetangera, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 19.9%, followed closely by society and culture at 19.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school in the area. While its size is around the middle for similar places, its average school advantage score is much higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.92
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Lower than 53% 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).
404
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
404
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,117
Higher than 88% 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 Weetangera
18 schools — 10,412 students, average ICSEA 1,101.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Weetangera Primary School, Weetangera | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 404 | 1,117 |
| Macquarie Primary School, Macquarie | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 291 | 1,070 |
| Belconnen High School, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 636 | 1,066 |
| St Matthew's Primary School, Page | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 332 | 1,085 |
| Hawker Primary School, Hawker | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 331 | 1,129 |
| Hawker College, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 605 | 1,073 |
| Canberra High School, Macquarie | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 898 | 1,100 |
| Southern Cross Early Childhood School, Scullin | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 115 | 1,088 |
| St Vincent's Primary School, Aranda | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 195 | 1,117 |
| University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra, Belconnen | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 781 | 1,066 |
| Florey Primary School, Florey | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| St John the Apostle Primary School, Florey | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 368 | 1,077 |
| Aranda Primary School, Aranda | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 517 | 1,159 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Florey | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,323 | 1,070 |
| Cranleigh School, Holt | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 88 | 1,036 |
| Radford College, Bruce | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 2,091 | 1,203 |
| Latham Primary School, Latham | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Kingsford Smith School, Holt | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 742 | 991 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Weetangera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011026/weetangera/topic/education