79.6% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 78.6%
- 2016: 78.0%
- 2021: 79.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bonner · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bonner
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Bonner finished high school than the national figure, with 79.6% completing Year 12. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong academic profile, as over 40% of adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is a little above the ACT average and far above the national figure. This rate has risen slightly since 2011 to reach 79.6%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bonner, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 40.9% of the population, a figure far above the Australian average. While this is a little below the ACT total, it has grown by 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
40.9% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 40.9%
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 Bonner, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 23.9%, followed by society and culture at 15.3% and information technology at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bonner has one government primary school that is larger than most similar schools, with 606 enrolments. However, the area has among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.47
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Lower than 79% 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).
606
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
606
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,058
Higher than 68% 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 Bonner
9 schools — 7,567 students, average ICSEA 1,091.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Neville Bonner Primary School, Bonner | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 606 | 1,058 |
| Amaroo School, Amaroo | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,638 | 1,070 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Amaroo | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 762 | 1,095 |
| Taqwa School, Moncrieff | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 407 | 1,099 |
| Margaret Hendry School, Taylor | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 626 | 1,054 |
| Aunty Agnes Shea High School, Taylor | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 83 | 1,051 |
| Ngunnawal Primary School, Ngunnawal | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 620 | 1,049 |
| Gungahlin College, Gungahlin | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,070 | 1,061 |
| Burgmann Anglican School, Gungahlin | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,755 | 1,165 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bonner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041035/bonner/topic/education