78.1% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 74.2%
- 2016: 75.6%
- 2021: 78.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Farrer · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Farrer
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning are much more common in Farrer than in most similar areas. Nearly 45% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, and school completion rates have climbed steadily over the last decade. This creates a highly qualified resident profile that sits well above national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than most areas, with 78.1% of residents finishing their secondary schooling. This is a little above the territory average and far above the national figure, rising 3.9 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Farrer, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, with 44.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most areas and far above the national average, reflecting a 5.8 percentage point increase since 2011.
44.3% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 44.3%
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 Farrer, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most commonly held in management and commerce (20.6%) and society and culture (19.3%). Other notable fields include health, education and engineering.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Farrer has one small government primary school with 252 enrolments. While the school's average advantage score is much higher than most areas, there are fewer schools per child here than in many other places.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.46
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
252
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
252
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,098
Higher than 82% 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 Farrer
16 schools — 8,834 students, average ICSEA 1,086.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Farrer Primary School, Farrer | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 252 | 1,098 |
| Torrens Primary School, Torrens | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| Melrose High School, Pearce | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 776 | 1,079 |
| Wanniassa Hills Primary School, Wanniassa | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 340 | 1,061 |
| Mawson Primary School, Mawson | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 542 | 1,139 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Pearce | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 210 | 1,131 |
| Canberra Christian School, Mawson | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 228 | 1,087 |
| Marist College Canberra, Pearce | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,852 | 1,142 |
| Wanniassa School, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 538 | 991 |
| St Anthony's Parish Primary School, Wanniassa | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 421 | 1,067 |
| Erindale College, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 871 | 1,041 |
| Fadden Primary School, Fadden | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Garran Primary School, Garran | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 676 | 1,159 |
| Taylor Primary School, Kambah | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 286 | 1,043 |
| Namadgi School, Kambah | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 578 | 978 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Gowrie | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 641 | 1,076 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Farrer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091101/farrer/topic/education