75.1% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 75.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Weston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Weston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of adults in Weston hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This makes it a highly qualified area where 75.1% of residents have completed Year 12. The number of people with university degrees has risen by 9.5 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than in most areas, and the 75.1% rate has risen by 9.4 points since 2011. While this is far above the Australian average, it sits a little below the ACT figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Weston, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A typical adult here is more likely to have a university degree than most people across the country. 45.8% hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result that is a little above the ACT average.
45.8% ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 45.8%
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 Weston, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Postgraduate degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are society and culture at 20.9%, followed by management and commerce at 18.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area's two schools are both independent and have an average advantage score that is much higher than most areas. There are 2.63 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than in most similar places.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.63
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 61% 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).
868
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
434
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,103
Higher than 84% 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 Weston
25 schools — 12,438 students, average ICSEA 1,114.
By sector: Government 15 · Independent 5 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Islamic School of Canberra, Weston | Independent | Combined | 0.1 km | 455 | 1,073 |
| Orana Steiner School, Weston | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 413 | 1,136 |
| Canberra Montessori School, Holder | Independent | Primary | 0.8 km | 96 | 1,128 |
| St Jude's Primary School, Holder | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 425 | 1,131 |
| Curtin Primary School, Curtin | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 408 | 1,146 |
| Lyons Early Childhood School, Lyons | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 91 | 1,116 |
| Charles Weston School, Coombs | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 511 | 1,099 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Curtin | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 387 | 1,145 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Waramanga | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 159 | 1,094 |
| Duffy Primary School, Duffy | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 374 | 1,088 |
| Arawang Primary School, Waramanga | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 469 | 1,113 |
| Mount Stromlo High School, Waramanga | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 846 | 1,085 |
| The Canberra College, Phillip | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,174 | 1,087 |
| The Woden School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 93 | 1,046 |
| Hughes Primary School, Hughes | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 457 | 1,157 |
| Sts Peter and Paul Primary School, Garran | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 299 | 1,130 |
| Chapman Primary School, Chapman | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 502 | 1,106 |
| Malkara School, Garran | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 73 | 1,021 |
| Alfred Deakin High School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 881 | 1,132 |
| Evelyn Scott School, Denman Prospect | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 717 | 1,107 |
| Marist College Canberra, Pearce | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,852 | 1,142 |
| Canberra Christian School, Mawson | Independent | Primary | 4.5 km | 228 | 1,087 |
| Melrose High School, Pearce | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 776 | 1,079 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Pearce | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 210 | 1,131 |
| Mawson Primary School, Mawson | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 542 | 1,139 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Weston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801081098/weston/topic/education