82.2% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 79.6%
- 2016: 80.0%
- 2021: 82.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Forde · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Forde
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and university degrees set Forde apart from most similar areas. Nearly half of all adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the vast majority of residents have finished Year 12. This creates a highly qualified community that far exceeds national education trends.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest at this level, with 82.2% of people completing Year 12. This is well above the ACT's 77.0% and far above the national figure of 58.8%, and it has risen by 2.6 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Forde, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Almost half of adults have a bachelor degree or higher at 47.6%, which is much higher than most areas. This is well above the ACT's 42.9% and far above the national average of 26.3%, reflecting a 6.5 point increase since 2011.
47.6% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41.1%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 47.6%
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 Forde, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Postgraduate degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 26.3%, followed by society and culture at 16.4% and information technology at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 13 schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 66% of similar areas.
13
Lower than 66% 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 Forde
13 schools — 10,998 students, average ICSEA 1,087.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 4 · Secondary 1
| Neville Bonner Primary School, Bonner | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 606 | 1,058 |
| Amaroo School, Amaroo | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,638 | 1,070 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Amaroo | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 762 | 1,095 |
| Gungahlin College, Gungahlin | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,070 | 1,061 |
| Taqwa School, Moncrieff | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 407 | 1,099 |
| Mother Teresa School, Harrison | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 716 | 1,102 |
| Burgmann Anglican School, Gungahlin | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,755 | 1,165 |
| Ngunnawal Primary School, Ngunnawal | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 620 | 1,049 |
| Franklin School, Franklin | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 477 | 1,098 |
| Throsby School, Throsby | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 316 | 1,096 |
| Harrison School, Harrison | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,365 | 1,058 |
| Margaret Hendry School, Taylor | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 626 | 1,054 |
| Palmerston District Primary School, Palmerston | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 640 | 1,077 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Forde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041038/forde/topic/education