59.7% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 50.2%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Richardson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Richardson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 24 points separates Richardson from the rest of the ACT in university qualifications, where only 19.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While this is well below the national figure, the area has seen a steady increase in both school completions and higher degrees over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the ACT figure of 77% but about the same as the national average. This proportion has risen by 9.4 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Richardson, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications in the area are trade-based, with 33% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. Only 19.3% have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that rose 6.7 points since 2011 but remains well below the national level.
19.3% ▲ +53.4%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 19.3%
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 Richardson, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.7%, followed by engineering at 14% and society and culture at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Richardson has one government primary school with a small average enrolment of 142 students. This is much lower than most areas, and the school's advantage score is also much lower than usual.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.63
Lower than 64% 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).
142
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
142
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
Lower than 80% 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 Richardson
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
| Richardson Primary School, Richardson | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 142 | 952 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Chisholm | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 571 | 989 |
| Gowrie Primary School, Gowrie | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 228 | 1,043 |
| Calwell Primary School, Calwell | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 201 | 1,010 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Calwell | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 516 | 1,055 |
| Calwell High School, Calwell | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 371 | 972 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Gowrie | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 641 | 1,076 |
| Gilmore Primary School, Gilmore | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 113 | 981 |
| St Mary MacKillop College, Isabella Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 2,088 | 1,068 |
| Fadden Primary School, Fadden | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Isabella Plains Early Childhood School, Isabella Plains | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 69 | 1,052 |
| Theodore Primary School, Theodore | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 206 | 974 |
| Monash Primary School, Monash | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 414 | 1,063 |
| Covenant Christian School, Gordon | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| Erindale College, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 871 | 1,041 |
| Bonython Primary School, Bonython | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 341 | 1,034 |
| Trinity Christian School, Wanniassa | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,073 | 1,150 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Richardson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071087/richardson/topic/education