82.4% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 79.3%
- 2016: 79.4%
- 2021: 82.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chapman · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Chapman
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of academic achievement define daily life in Chapman, where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This educational standing is far above the national average and is reflected in the high proportion of residents who finished high school. The area has seen a steady climb in qualifications over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high at 82.4%, which is well above the ACT figure of 77% and far above the Australian average. This rate has risen by 3 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chapman, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Almost half of adults (49.4%) have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well above the territory average and far above the rest of Australia. This proportion rose by 5.5 percentage points between 2011 and 2021.
49.4% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 43.9%
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 49.4%
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 Chapman, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are society and culture at 21.1%, followed by management and commerce at 18.7% and health at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school with an average size of 502 students, which is higher than most areas. This school also has an average advantage score that is much higher than most other areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.93
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Lower than 69% 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).
502
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
502
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,106
Higher than 85% 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 Chapman
12 schools — 4,204 students, average ICSEA 1,094.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 2
| Chapman Primary School, Chapman | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 502 | 1,106 |
| Mount Stromlo High School, Waramanga | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 846 | 1,085 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Waramanga | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 159 | 1,094 |
| Arawang Primary School, Waramanga | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 469 | 1,113 |
| Duffy Primary School, Duffy | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 374 | 1,088 |
| St Jude's Primary School, Holder | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 425 | 1,131 |
| Canberra Montessori School, Holder | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 96 | 1,128 |
| St Thomas the Apostle Primary School, Kambah | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 325 | 1,082 |
| Communities@Work Galilee School, Kambah | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 120 | 1,004 |
| Taylor Primary School, Kambah | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 286 | 1,043 |
| Charles Weston School, Coombs | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 511 | 1,099 |
| Lyons Early Childhood School, Lyons | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 91 | 1,116 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chapman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801081091/chapman/topic/education