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).
Parkes (ACT) - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Parkes (ACT) - South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fourteen schools are located within 3km of Parkes (ACT) - South, providing a high level of educational access for the area. This creates a dense network of learning options for local students compared to many other regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 133%, ahead of Year 11 (0%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Parkes (ACT) - South, Year 12 is the majority at 100%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Bachelor degree at 133%, ahead of Postgraduate degree (0%).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Parkes (ACT) - South, Bachelor degree is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 14 schools within 3km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 63% of similar places.
Schools serving Parkes (ACT) - South
14 schools — 9,931 students, average ICSEA 1,143.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 3 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Telopea Park School, Barton | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,586 | 1,153 |
| Forrest Primary School, Forrest | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 479 | 1,145 |
| Canberra Girls Grammar School, Deakin | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,203 | 1,177 |
| Yarralumla Primary School, Yarralumla | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 313 | 1,142 |
| St Edmund's College Canberra, Griffith | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 935 | 1,080 |
| Campbell Primary School, Campbell | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 267 | 1,136 |
| St Clare's College, Griffith | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 887 | 1,087 |
| Canberra Grammar School, Red Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 2,116 | 1,187 |
| St Thomas More's Primary School, Campbell | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 179 | 1,145 |
| Campbell High School, Campbell | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 420 | 1,120 |
| Ainslie School, Braddon | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 351 | 1,130 |
| Narrabundah Early Childhood School, Narrabundah | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 53 | 990 |
| Alfred Deakin High School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 881 | 1,132 |
| St Bede's Primary School, Red Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 261 | 1,117 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Parkes (ACT) - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801061068/parkes-south/topic/education