87.2% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 80.8%
- 2016: 80.2%
- 2021: 87.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Forrest · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Forrest
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forrest stands out as one of the most highly educated areas in the region, with 61% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This high level of achievement is seen across the board, from school completion rates to the proportion of residents with advanced university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 87.2% of residents finishing Year 12. This result is 28 points higher than the Australian average and has risen by 6.3 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Forrest, Year 12 is the majority at 90%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A typical resident is very well qualified, as 61% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the ACT average of 42.9%, with postgraduate degrees making up 30.2% of the total.
61.0% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 61.0%
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 Forrest, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (33%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (10%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in society and culture are the most common, held by 29.6% of qualified residents, followed by management and commerce at 22.7% and health at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school with 479 enrolments. While the number of schools is smaller than most similar areas, the local school's advantage score is among the highest at this level.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.00
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Lower than 53% 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).
479
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
479
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,145
Higher than 95% 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 Forrest
18 schools — 12,174 students, average ICSEA 1,141.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| Forrest Primary School, Forrest | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 479 | 1,145 |
| Telopea Park School, Barton | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,586 | 1,153 |
| Canberra Girls Grammar School, Deakin | Independent | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,203 | 1,177 |
| Canberra Grammar School, Red Hill | Independent | Secondary | 1.5 km | 2,116 | 1,187 |
| St Edmund's College Canberra, Griffith | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 935 | 1,080 |
| St Clare's College, Griffith | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 887 | 1,087 |
| Yarralumla Primary School, Yarralumla | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 313 | 1,142 |
| St Bede's Primary School, Red Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 261 | 1,117 |
| Red Hill Primary School, Red Hill | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 720 | 1,133 |
| Narrabundah Early Childhood School, Narrabundah | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 53 | 990 |
| Alfred Deakin High School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 881 | 1,132 |
| St Benedict's Primary School, Narrabundah | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 165 | 1,061 |
| Narrabundah College, Narrabundah | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 977 | 1,131 |
| The Woden School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 93 | 1,046 |
| Hughes Primary School, Hughes | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 457 | 1,157 |
| Malkara School, Garran | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 73 | 1,021 |
| Garran Primary School, Garran | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 676 | 1,159 |
| Sts Peter and Paul Primary School, Garran | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 299 | 1,130 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Forrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801061063/forrest/topic/education