64.6% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Isabella Plains · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Isabella Plains
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults hold university degrees in Isabella Plains than across the ACT, though 64.6% of residents have now finished Year 12. This is a growing trend for the area, with school completion and higher qualification rates both rising since 2011. Overall, the community sits well above the national average for school completion despite the gap with the territory.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 64.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure but far below the ACT average. This result has improved over the last decade, rising 5.9 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Isabella Plains, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are varied, with 28.8% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV and 23.9% having a bachelor degree or higher. This degree rate is a little below the national average and far below the territory figure, though it rose 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
23.9% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Isabella Plains splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 18.9%, followed by society and culture at 16.9% and engineering at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools in the area, which are larger than those in about 66% of similar places. These schools have a higher average advantage score than most areas and are split evenly between government and Catholic providers.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.20
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher 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).
2,157
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,079
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,067
Higher than 72% 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 Isabella Plains
22 schools — 10,966 students, average ICSEA 1,047.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 7 · Combined 2
| Isabella Plains Early Childhood School, Isabella Plains | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 69 | 1,052 |
| St Mary MacKillop College, Isabella Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 0.5 km | 2,088 | 1,068 |
| Bonython Primary School, Bonython | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 341 | 1,034 |
| Covenant Christian School, Gordon | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| Monash Primary School, Monash | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 414 | 1,063 |
| Calwell Primary School, Calwell | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 201 | 1,010 |
| Richardson Primary School, Richardson | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 142 | 952 |
| Trinity Christian School, Wanniassa | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,073 | 1,150 |
| Gowrie Primary School, Gowrie | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 228 | 1,043 |
| Calwell High School, Calwell | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 371 | 972 |
| Lake Tuggeranong College, Greenway | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 620 | 1,023 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Calwell | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 516 | 1,055 |
| Erindale College, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 871 | 1,041 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Chisholm | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 571 | 989 |
| Gordon Primary School, Gordon | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 407 | 1,005 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Gowrie | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 641 | 1,076 |
| St Clare of Assisi Primary School, Conder | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 483 | 1,044 |
| Lanyon High School, Conder | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 524 | 1,005 |
| Theodore Primary School, Theodore | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 206 | 974 |
| Fadden Primary School, Fadden | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Wanniassa School, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 538 | 991 |
| Gilmore Primary School, Gilmore | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 113 | 981 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Isabella Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071081/isabella-plains/topic/education