1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
Tuggeranong - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A single independent secondary school defines the educational landscape in Tuggeranong - West. This makes the area's school footprint much smaller than most similar places, though its school advantage score sits around the middle for its level.
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 129%, ahead of Year 11 (0%).
In Tuggeranong - West, Year 12 is the majority at 100%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Bachelor degree at 150%, ahead of Postgraduate degree (0%).
In Tuggeranong - West, Bachelor degree is the majority at 100%.
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has just one school, which is smaller than about 87% of similar areas. With only 120 enrolments, this independent secondary school is among the smallest at this level.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
14
Lower than 63% 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).
120
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
120
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
14 schools — 7,222 students, average ICSEA 1,066.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Communities@Work Galilee School, Kambah | Independent | Secondary | 0.9 km | 120 | 1,004 |
| St Thomas the Apostle Primary School, Kambah | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 325 | 1,082 |
| Namadgi School, Kambah | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 578 | 978 |
| Taylor Primary School, Kambah | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 286 | 1,043 |
| Lake Tuggeranong College, Greenway | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 620 | 1,023 |
| St Anthony's Parish Primary School, Wanniassa | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 421 | 1,067 |
| Chapman Primary School, Chapman | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 502 | 1,106 |
| Wanniassa School, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 538 | 991 |
| Mount Stromlo High School, Waramanga | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 846 | 1,085 |
| Arawang Primary School, Waramanga | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 469 | 1,113 |
| Trinity Christian School, Wanniassa | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 1,073 | 1,150 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Waramanga | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 159 | 1,094 |
| Monash Primary School, Monash | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 414 | 1,063 |
| Erindale College, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 871 | 1,041 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tuggeranong - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071132/tuggeranong-west/topic/education