84.5% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 84.6%
- 2016: 84.2%
- 2021: 84.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Crace · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Crace
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Half of all adults in Crace hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far above the national average. This level of achievement reflects a highly educated community where school completion and university qualifications are significantly higher than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 84.5% of people completing Year 12. This is well above the ACT figure of 77% and far above the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Crace, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 50% in 2021, placing Crace among the highest areas for higher education. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
50.0% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 47.9%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 50.0%
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 Crace, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 25.7%, followed by society and culture at 15.6% and information technology at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 15 schools within 3 km, which is fewer than about 60% of similar areas.
15
Lower than 60% 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 Crace
15 schools — 10,004 students, average ICSEA 1,088.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Palmerston District Primary School, Palmerston | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 640 | 1,077 |
| Giralang Primary School, Giralang | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 268 | 1,070 |
| Burgmann Anglican School, Gungahlin | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,755 | 1,165 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Kaleen | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 171 | 1,094 |
| University of Canberra High School Kaleen, Kaleen | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 571 | 1,056 |
| Gold Creek School, Nicholls | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,261 | 1,052 |
| Kaleen Primary School, Kaleen | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 400 | 1,075 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, Nicholls | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 733 | 1,085 |
| Evatt Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 281 | 1,047 |
| St John Paul II College, Nicholls | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 880 | 1,089 |
| Gungahlin College, Gungahlin | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,070 | 1,061 |
| Maribyrnong Primary School, Kaleen | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 483 | 1,100 |
| Franklin School, Franklin | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 477 | 1,098 |
| Miles Franklin Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 394 | 1,077 |
| Ngunnawal Primary School, Ngunnawal | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 620 | 1,049 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Crace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041037/crace/topic/education