84.3% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 81.3%
- 2016: 82.9%
- 2021: 84.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Franklin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Franklin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in Franklin hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it a highly educated area. This academic strength is seen across generations, as the neighbourhood also has a very high rate of people who finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the ACT average at 84.3%, a figure that has risen by 3.0 points since 2011. This is far above the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Franklin, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A typical adult here is more likely to be university educated than most, with 51.0% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the ACT figure and has grown by 6.7 points over the last decade.
51.0% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.3%
- 2016: 46.6%
- 2021: 51.0%
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 Franklin, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Postgraduate degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 27.3%, followed by society and culture at 14.4% and information technology at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school with 477 enrolments. While the school is around the middle for size, it has a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.66
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
477
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
477
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,098
Higher than 82% 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 Franklin
13 schools — 10,126 students, average ICSEA 1,091.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Franklin School, Franklin | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 477 | 1,098 |
| Harrison School, Harrison | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,365 | 1,058 |
| Mother Teresa School, Harrison | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 716 | 1,102 |
| Gungahlin College, Gungahlin | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,070 | 1,061 |
| Shirley Smith High School, Kenny | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 210 | 1,078 |
| Burgmann Anglican School, Gungahlin | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,755 | 1,165 |
| Palmerston District Primary School, Palmerston | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 640 | 1,077 |
| Throsby School, Throsby | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 316 | 1,096 |
| Kaleen Primary School, Kaleen | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 400 | 1,075 |
| Amaroo School, Amaroo | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,638 | 1,070 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Amaroo | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 762 | 1,095 |
| Neville Bonner Primary School, Bonner | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 606 | 1,058 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Kaleen | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 171 | 1,094 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Franklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041039/franklin/topic/education