36.0% —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Canberra East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Canberra East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 36% of residents in Canberra East have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This low rate of school completion is the defining feature of the area's education profile, though the number of people finishing high school has risen slightly since 2016.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished high school than in most other areas, sitting 41 points below the ACT average. While the rate rose to 36% by 2021, around 11% of residents still left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Canberra East, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 13.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure and the ACT average, though the proportion has grown by 3.2 points since 2016.
13.9% —
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
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 Canberra East, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce, followed by society and culture and engineering.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 33 schools within 3km of the area, which is more than about 74% of similar places.
33
Higher than 74% 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 Canberra East
33 schools — 18,064 students, average ICSEA 1,092.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 6 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| Jerrabomberra High School, Jerrabomberra | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 333 | 1,068 |
| Jerrabomberra Public School, Jerrabomberra | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 865 | 1,107 |
| Queanbeyan West Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 387 | 988 |
| Narrabundah College, Narrabundah | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 977 | 1,131 |
| St Benedict's Primary School, Narrabundah | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 165 | 1,061 |
| Queanbeyan High School, Queanbeyan | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 448 | 967 |
| Finigan School of Distance Education, Queanbeyan | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 84 | 1,067 |
| Karabar High School, Queanbeyan | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 723 | 982 |
| Narrabundah Early Childhood School, Narrabundah | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 53 | 990 |
| Tirriwirri School, Karabar | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 34 | 944 |
| Red Hill Primary School, Red Hill | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 720 | 1,133 |
| Queanbeyan South Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 419 | 939 |
| St Bede's Primary School, Red Hill | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 261 | 1,117 |
| St Clare's College, Griffith | Catholic | Secondary | 5.1 km | 887 | 1,087 |
| St Edmund's College Canberra, Griffith | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 935 | 1,080 |
| Queanbeyan Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 361 | 997 |
| Canberra Grammar School, Red Hill | Independent | Secondary | 5.7 km | 2,116 | 1,187 |
| St Gregory's Primary School, Queanbeyan | Catholic | Primary | 6.0 km | 730 | 1,056 |
| Farrer Primary School, Farrer | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 252 | 1,098 |
| Queanbeyan East Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 280 | 1,031 |
| Garran Primary School, Garran | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 676 | 1,159 |
| Fadden Primary School, Fadden | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Canberra Christian School, Mawson | Independent | Primary | 7.1 km | 228 | 1,087 |
| Mawson Primary School, Mawson | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 542 | 1,139 |
| Gilmore Primary School, Gilmore | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 113 | 981 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Gowrie | Catholic | Primary | 7.5 km | 641 | 1,076 |
| Torrens Primary School, Torrens | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| Melrose High School, Pearce | Government | Secondary | 7.8 km | 776 | 1,079 |
| Sts Peter and Paul Primary School, Garran | Catholic | Primary | 8.0 km | 299 | 1,130 |
| Wanniassa Hills Primary School, Wanniassa | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 340 | 1,061 |
| Malkara School, Garran | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 73 | 1,021 |
| Marist College Canberra, Pearce | Independent | Combined | 8.0 km | 1,852 | 1,142 |
| Erindale College, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 8.4 km | 871 | 1,041 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Canberra East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801031113/canberra-east/topic/education