64.9% —
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Majura · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Majura
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 23 percentage points separates Majura from the ACT average in terms of university degrees. While more people here finished high school than the national figure, the area's overall qualification levels are far below the territory average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 64.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is well above the national average and rose by 6.7 points since 2016. However, this is far below the 77% seen across the ACT.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Majura, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are mostly trade-based, with 25.4% holding a Certificate III or IV. Only 20% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well below the national average and fell 5.3 points since 2016.
20.0% —
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 Majura, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in society and culture at 20%, followed by management and commerce at 10.8%. Other notable fields include architecture and building, and engineering.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served by education facilities, with 31 schools located within 3 km, which is more than about 71% of similar areas.
31
Higher than 71% 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 Majura
31 schools — 15,476 students, average ICSEA 1,095.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 6 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 9 · Combined 6
| Blue Gum Community School, Hackett | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 167 | 1,164 |
| St Thomas More's Primary School, Campbell | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 179 | 1,145 |
| Campbell Primary School, Campbell | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 267 | 1,136 |
| Campbell High School, Campbell | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 420 | 1,120 |
| Dickson College, Dickson | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 899 | 1,101 |
| Rosary Primary School, Watson | Catholic | Primary | 5.7 km | 369 | 1,121 |
| North Ainslie Primary School, Ainslie | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 527 | 1,145 |
| Ainslie School, Braddon | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 351 | 1,130 |
| Majura Primary School, Watson | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 675 | 1,135 |
| Emmaus Christian School, Dickson | Independent | Combined | 6.3 km | 590 | 1,138 |
| Merici College, Braddon | Catholic | Secondary | 6.5 km | 992 | 1,138 |
| Daramalan College, Dickson | Independent | Secondary | 6.6 km | 1,498 | 1,127 |
| Lyneham High School, Lyneham | Government | Secondary | 7.4 km | 1,034 | 1,132 |
| Turner School, Turner | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 318 | 1,141 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, O'Connor | Catholic | Primary | 7.5 km | 334 | 1,130 |
| Brindabella Christian College, Lyneham | Independent | Combined | 7.7 km | 929 | 1,154 |
| St Clare's College, Griffith | Catholic | Secondary | 7.8 km | 887 | 1,087 |
| St Edmund's College Canberra, Griffith | Independent | Combined | 7.9 km | 935 | 1,080 |
| Narrabundah Early Childhood School, Narrabundah | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 53 | 990 |
| O'Connor Cooperative School, O'Connor | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 60 | 1,141 |
| Queanbeyan West Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 387 | 988 |
| Shirley Smith High School, Kenny | Government | Secondary | 8.6 km | 210 | 1,078 |
| Queanbeyan East Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 280 | 1,031 |
| Queanbeyan High School, Queanbeyan | Government | Secondary | 8.9 km | 448 | 967 |
| Finigan School of Distance Education, Queanbeyan | Government | Combined | 9.0 km | 84 | 1,067 |
| St Gregory's Primary School, Queanbeyan | Catholic | Primary | 9.3 km | 730 | 1,056 |
| Queanbeyan Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 9.7 km | 361 | 997 |
| Throsby School, Throsby | Government | Primary | 9.7 km | 316 | 1,096 |
| Karabar High School, Queanbeyan | Government | Secondary | 10.3 km | 723 | 982 |
| Queanbeyan South Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 10.4 km | 419 | 939 |
| Tirriwirri School, Karabar | Government | Combined | 10.4 km | 34 | 944 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Majura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801031115/majura/topic/education