47.2% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.0%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tuggeranong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Tuggeranong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Tuggeranong have finished Year 12, which is far below the 77% seen across the ACT. This gap in school completion is a defining feature of the area's education profile, though more people have earned university degrees over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.2% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is far below both the ACT and the national average. This level of school completion has barely changed since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tuggeranong, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 9 or below is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 18.4% since 2011, though this remains well below the national figure. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV and advanced diplomas.
18.4% ▲ +65.8%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Tuggeranong splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (38%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (35%), with Bachelor degree at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Health is the most common field of qualification at 22.6%, followed by education at 12.9% and architecture and building at 9.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 20 schools within 3 km, which is more than about half of similar areas.
20
Higher 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).
Schools serving Tuggeranong
20 schools — 8,915 students, average ICSEA 1,037.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Charles Conder Primary School, Conder | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 431 | 1,002 |
| Lanyon High School, Conder | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 524 | 1,005 |
| St Clare of Assisi Primary School, Conder | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 483 | 1,044 |
| Gordon Primary School, Gordon | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 407 | 1,005 |
| Theodore Primary School, Theodore | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 206 | 974 |
| Calwell High School, Calwell | Government | Secondary | 6.5 km | 371 | 972 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Calwell | Catholic | Primary | 6.6 km | 516 | 1,055 |
| Covenant Christian School, Gordon | Independent | Combined | 6.6 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| Calwell Primary School, Calwell | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 201 | 1,010 |
| Bonython Primary School, Bonython | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 341 | 1,034 |
| Richardson Primary School, Richardson | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 142 | 952 |
| Isabella Plains Early Childhood School, Isabella Plains | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 69 | 1,052 |
| St Mary MacKillop College, Isabella Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 8.3 km | 2,088 | 1,068 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Chisholm | Government | Secondary | 9.1 km | 571 | 989 |
| Gilmore Primary School, Gilmore | Government | Primary | 9.2 km | 113 | 981 |
| Monash Primary School, Monash | Government | Primary | 9.4 km | 414 | 1,063 |
| Gowrie Primary School, Gowrie | Government | Primary | 9.5 km | 228 | 1,043 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Gowrie | Catholic | Primary | 9.9 km | 641 | 1,076 |
| Lake Tuggeranong College, Greenway | Government | Secondary | 10.0 km | 620 | 1,023 |
| Fadden Primary School, Fadden | Government | Primary | 10.5 km | 229 | 1,076 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tuggeranong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071089/tuggeranong/topic/education