64.6% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chisholm · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Chisholm
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far lower percentage of adults in Chisholm hold a bachelor's degree compared to the rest of the ACT. While 64.6% of people have finished Year 12, this remains well below the territory's figure, though it is notably higher than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen by 4.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 64.6%. This is well above the national figure, although it sits far below the ACT's 77.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chisholm, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 23.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has risen 5.0 percentage points since 2011. This is a little below the national average and far below the territory's 42.9%.
23.4% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 23.4%
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 Chisholm, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.7%, followed by society and culture at 15.9% and engineering at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Chisholm has one government secondary school with 571 enrolments. This is a larger school than most in similar areas, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.91
Lower than 88% 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).
571
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
571
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
989
Lower than 63% 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 Chisholm
17 schools — 8,394 students, average ICSEA 1,058.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Caroline Chisholm School, Chisholm | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 571 | 989 |
| Gilmore Primary School, Gilmore | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 113 | 981 |
| Richardson Primary School, Richardson | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 142 | 952 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Gowrie | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 641 | 1,076 |
| Gowrie Primary School, Gowrie | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 228 | 1,043 |
| Fadden Primary School, Fadden | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Calwell | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 516 | 1,055 |
| Calwell High School, Calwell | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 371 | 972 |
| Calwell Primary School, Calwell | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 201 | 1,010 |
| Theodore Primary School, Theodore | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 206 | 974 |
| St Mary MacKillop College, Isabella Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 2,088 | 1,068 |
| Erindale College, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 871 | 1,041 |
| Isabella Plains Early Childhood School, Isabella Plains | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 69 | 1,052 |
| Monash Primary School, Monash | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 414 | 1,063 |
| Covenant Christian School, Gordon | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| Trinity Christian School, Wanniassa | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,073 | 1,150 |
| Bonython Primary School, Bonython | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 341 | 1,034 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chisholm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071074/chisholm/topic/education