68.8% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stirling · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Stirling
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees have become more common in Stirling since 2011. This is a well-qualified area where 36.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose by 3.3 percentage points to reach 68.8%. While this is well above the Australian figure, it remains well below the 77.0% seen across the ACT.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stirling, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a university degree rose to 36.6%, which is much higher than most similar areas. Roughly half of all qualifications are bachelor or postgraduate degrees.
36.6% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 36.6%
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 Stirling, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Certificate III / IV (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 19.1% and management and commerce at 19.0%. Health and education degrees also make up a notable part of the local workforce.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 16 schools within 3 km of the area, which is fewer than in about 57% of similar locations.
16
Lower than 57% 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 Stirling
16 schools — 6,921 students, average ICSEA 1,101.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Waramanga | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 159 | 1,094 |
| Mount Stromlo High School, Waramanga | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 846 | 1,085 |
| Chapman Primary School, Chapman | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 502 | 1,106 |
| Arawang Primary School, Waramanga | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 469 | 1,113 |
| St Jude's Primary School, Holder | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 425 | 1,131 |
| Canberra Montessori School, Holder | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 96 | 1,128 |
| Duffy Primary School, Duffy | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 374 | 1,088 |
| Islamic School of Canberra, Weston | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 455 | 1,073 |
| Lyons Early Childhood School, Lyons | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 91 | 1,116 |
| Orana Steiner School, Weston | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 413 | 1,136 |
| Charles Weston School, Coombs | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 511 | 1,099 |
| Curtin Primary School, Curtin | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 408 | 1,146 |
| Taylor Primary School, Kambah | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 286 | 1,043 |
| St Thomas the Apostle Primary School, Kambah | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 325 | 1,082 |
| The Canberra College, Phillip | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,174 | 1,087 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Curtin | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 387 | 1,145 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stirling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801081096/stirling/topic/education