84.4% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 73.9%
- 2016: 77.9%
- 2021: 84.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Red Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Red Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in Red Hill now hold a university degree, with university qualifications rising by 11 percentage points since 2011. This area is marked by very high levels of schooling and professional achievement, far exceeding both the territory and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is very common here, with 84.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the ACT figure of 77.0% and far above the national average, marking an 11 point increase since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Red Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is exceptionally common, as 55.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian figure of 26.3%, with postgraduate degrees making up 26.2% of the total.
55.2% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 55.2%
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 Red Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (10%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications are in society and culture (25.0%) or management and commerce (19.1%). Health is also a common field of study at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Red Hill has a high number of schools per child and its schools have some of the highest advantage scores. Across the three local schools, there are 3,097 enrolments split evenly between government, Catholic, and independent sectors.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.07
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 61% 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).
3,097
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,032
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,169
Higher than 99% 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 Red Hill
25 schools — 16,856 students, average ICSEA 1,137.
By sector: Government 15 · Independent 5 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| Canberra Grammar School, Red Hill | Independent | Secondary | 0.8 km | 2,116 | 1,187 |
| St Bede's Primary School, Red Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 261 | 1,117 |
| Red Hill Primary School, Red Hill | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 720 | 1,133 |
| Canberra Girls Grammar School, Deakin | Independent | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,203 | 1,177 |
| Garran Primary School, Garran | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 676 | 1,159 |
| Forrest Primary School, Forrest | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 479 | 1,145 |
| Malkara School, Garran | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 73 | 1,021 |
| Hughes Primary School, Hughes | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 457 | 1,157 |
| Narrabundah College, Narrabundah | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 977 | 1,131 |
| St Edmund's College Canberra, Griffith | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 935 | 1,080 |
| Alfred Deakin High School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 881 | 1,132 |
| Telopea Park School, Barton | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,586 | 1,153 |
| St Benedict's Primary School, Narrabundah | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 165 | 1,061 |
| Sts Peter and Paul Primary School, Garran | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 299 | 1,130 |
| The Woden School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 93 | 1,046 |
| St Clare's College, Griffith | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 887 | 1,087 |
| Narrabundah Early Childhood School, Narrabundah | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 53 | 990 |
| The Canberra College, Phillip | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,174 | 1,087 |
| Canberra Christian School, Mawson | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 228 | 1,087 |
| Yarralumla Primary School, Yarralumla | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 313 | 1,142 |
| Mawson Primary School, Mawson | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 542 | 1,139 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Curtin | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 387 | 1,145 |
| Curtin Primary School, Curtin | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 408 | 1,146 |
| Lyons Early Childhood School, Lyons | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 91 | 1,116 |
| Marist College Canberra, Pearce | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,852 | 1,142 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Red Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801061069/red-hill/topic/education