78.5% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 70.9%
- 2016: 71.8%
- 2021: 78.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nicholls · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Nicholls
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Nicholls hold high-level qualifications than in most similar areas. Around 40% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, and 78.5% of the community finished Year 12. This reflects a well-educated population where academic achievement has grown steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high here, with 78.5% of people finishing Year 12. This is a little above the territory average and far above the national figure, having risen 7.6 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nicholls, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 40.4%, which is much higher than most areas. While this is a little below the territory average, it sits far above the national figure and has grown by 8.3 points since 2011.
40.4% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 40.4%
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 Nicholls, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 26.2%. Other common areas of study include society and culture at 17.1% and engineering at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Nicholls has three schools with a total of 2,874 enrolments. These schools are among the largest for this level and have an average advantage score that is higher than most areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.62
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Lower than 55% 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).
2,874
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
958
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,072
Higher than 73% 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 Nicholls
17 schools — 12,554 students, average ICSEA 1,084.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Gold Creek School, Nicholls | Government | Combined | 0.8 km | 1,261 | 1,052 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, Nicholls | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 733 | 1,085 |
| St John Paul II College, Nicholls | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 880 | 1,089 |
| Palmerston District Primary School, Palmerston | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 640 | 1,077 |
| Burgmann Anglican School, Gungahlin | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,755 | 1,165 |
| Ngunnawal Primary School, Ngunnawal | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 620 | 1,049 |
| Giralang Primary School, Giralang | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 268 | 1,070 |
| Evatt Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 281 | 1,047 |
| Gungahlin College, Gungahlin | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,070 | 1,061 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Amaroo | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 762 | 1,095 |
| Amaroo School, Amaroo | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,638 | 1,070 |
| Miles Franklin Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 394 | 1,077 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Kaleen | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 171 | 1,094 |
| University of Canberra High School Kaleen, Kaleen | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 571 | 1,056 |
| Taqwa School, Moncrieff | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 407 | 1,099 |
| Margaret Hendry School, Taylor | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 626 | 1,054 |
| Franklin School, Franklin | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 477 | 1,098 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nicholls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041047/nicholls/topic/education