68.7% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 68.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Calwell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Calwell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Calwell have finished high school and earned degrees than a decade ago. While 68.7% of residents completed Year 12, the area's qualification levels sit well below the Territory average but remain about the same as the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 4.8 points since 2011 to 68.7%. This is well above the national average, though it remains well below the ACT figure of 77.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Calwell, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 6.2 points since 2011 to 26.7%. This is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national average, despite being far below the Territory level.
26.7% ▲ +30.4%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Calwell splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 21.7%, followed by society and culture at 15.1% and engineering at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Calwell has three schools serving 1,088 students, which is a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.68
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Lower than 51% 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).
1,088
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
363
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Higher than 51% 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 Calwell
19 schools — 9,139 students, average ICSEA 1,050.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Calwell Primary School, Calwell | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 201 | 1,010 |
| Calwell High School, Calwell | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 371 | 972 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Calwell | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 516 | 1,055 |
| Theodore Primary School, Theodore | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 206 | 974 |
| Richardson Primary School, Richardson | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 142 | 952 |
| Covenant Christian School, Gordon | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| St Clare of Assisi Primary School, Conder | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 483 | 1,044 |
| Lanyon High School, Conder | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 524 | 1,005 |
| Isabella Plains Early Childhood School, Isabella Plains | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 69 | 1,052 |
| Gordon Primary School, Gordon | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 407 | 1,005 |
| St Mary MacKillop College, Isabella Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 2,088 | 1,068 |
| Bonython Primary School, Bonython | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 341 | 1,034 |
| Charles Conder Primary School, Conder | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 431 | 1,002 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Chisholm | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 571 | 989 |
| Gowrie Primary School, Gowrie | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 228 | 1,043 |
| Monash Primary School, Monash | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 414 | 1,063 |
| Gilmore Primary School, Gilmore | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 113 | 981 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Gowrie | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 641 | 1,076 |
| Trinity Christian School, Wanniassa | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,073 | 1,150 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Calwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071073/calwell/topic/education