71.3% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 67.8%
- 2021: 71.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bonython · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bonython
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 71% of Bonython residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is far above the national average. While education levels have risen since 2011, the area remains well below the typical figures seen across the Australian Capital Territory.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen to 71.3% since 2011, which is much higher than most similar areas. This result is far above the national average, though it sits well below the ACT figure of 77%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bonython, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 29.4% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This is well above the national average, but far below the 42.9% seen across the ACT.
29.4% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 29.4%
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 Bonython, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21%, followed by society and culture at 15.2% and engineering at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bonython has one government primary school with 341 enrolments, which is smaller than about 90% of similar areas. The school has an advantage score around the middle for its level.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.37
Lower than 73% 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).
341
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
341
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,034
Higher than 58% 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 Bonython
17 schools — 9,099 students, average ICSEA 1,052.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Bonython Primary School, Bonython | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 341 | 1,034 |
| Covenant Christian School, Gordon | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| Isabella Plains Early Childhood School, Isabella Plains | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 69 | 1,052 |
| St Mary MacKillop College, Isabella Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 2,088 | 1,068 |
| Gordon Primary School, Gordon | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 407 | 1,005 |
| Monash Primary School, Monash | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 414 | 1,063 |
| Lake Tuggeranong College, Greenway | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 620 | 1,023 |
| Calwell Primary School, Calwell | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 201 | 1,010 |
| Trinity Christian School, Wanniassa | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,073 | 1,150 |
| St Clare of Assisi Primary School, Conder | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 483 | 1,044 |
| Lanyon High School, Conder | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 524 | 1,005 |
| Richardson Primary School, Richardson | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 142 | 952 |
| Calwell High School, Calwell | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 371 | 972 |
| Charles Conder Primary School, Conder | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 431 | 1,002 |
| Gowrie Primary School, Gowrie | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 228 | 1,043 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Calwell | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 516 | 1,055 |
| Erindale College, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 871 | 1,041 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bonython [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071072/bonython/topic/education