83.6% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 74.5%
- 2016: 77.7%
- 2021: 83.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Watson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Watson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive 29 percentage point gap separates Watson from the rest of Australia in terms of university degrees. This highly educated area sees over half of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, a figure that has climbed steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is very common here, with 83.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the territory average and has risen by 9.1 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Watson, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified in the region, with 55.6% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. This is far above both the ACT and national figures.
55.6% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 46.9%
- 2016: 48.7%
- 2021: 55.6%
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 Watson, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Postgraduate degree (29%) and Certificate III / IV (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Watson are most often in society and culture, which accounts for 26.5% of degrees, followed by management and commerce at 15.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The two local primary schools are larger than most and have an advantage score that is much higher than most areas. There are 1,044 total enrolments split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.48
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Lower than 63% 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).
1,044
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
522
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,130
Higher than 91% 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 Watson
14 schools — 9,122 students, average ICSEA 1,129.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Majura Primary School, Watson | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 675 | 1,135 |
| Rosary Primary School, Watson | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 369 | 1,121 |
| Dickson College, Dickson | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 899 | 1,101 |
| Blue Gum Community School, Hackett | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 167 | 1,164 |
| Emmaus Christian School, Dickson | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 590 | 1,138 |
| North Ainslie Primary School, Ainslie | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 527 | 1,145 |
| Daramalan College, Dickson | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,498 | 1,127 |
| Shirley Smith High School, Kenny | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 210 | 1,078 |
| Brindabella Christian College, Lyneham | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 929 | 1,154 |
| Lyneham High School, Lyneham | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,034 | 1,132 |
| Lyneham Primary School, Lyneham | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 498 | 1,135 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, O'Connor | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 334 | 1,130 |
| Merici College, Braddon | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 992 | 1,138 |
| Kaleen Primary School, Kaleen | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 400 | 1,075 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Watson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801051061/watson/topic/education