79.3% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 75.9%
- 2016: 72.6%
- 2021: 79.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Garran · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Garran
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than double the national rate of adults hold a university degree in Garran, where 52.9% have a bachelor degree or higher. This suburb stands out for its high levels of learning, with school completion and university qualifications both sitting well above the typical figures for the ACT and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is a little above the ACT average at 79.3%, which is far above the national figure. This proportion of residents finishing school has risen by 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Garran, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is highly qualified, with 52.9% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the ACT average and has climbed 5.3 percentage points over the last decade.
52.9% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 52.9%
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 Garran, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most degrees in the area are in society and culture (18.9%), management and commerce (17.4%), or health (15.1%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Garran has three primary schools, which is a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score that is among the highest at this level.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.93
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 64% 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).
1,048
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
349
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,141
Higher than 94% 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 Garran
27 schools — 18,183 students, average ICSEA 1,134.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 6 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 8 · Combined 3
| Garran Primary School, Garran | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 676 | 1,159 |
| Malkara School, Garran | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 73 | 1,021 |
| Sts Peter and Paul Primary School, Garran | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 299 | 1,130 |
| Hughes Primary School, Hughes | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 457 | 1,157 |
| The Canberra College, Phillip | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,174 | 1,087 |
| St Bede's Primary School, Red Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 261 | 1,117 |
| Canberra Christian School, Mawson | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 228 | 1,087 |
| The Woden School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 93 | 1,046 |
| Mawson Primary School, Mawson | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 542 | 1,139 |
| Canberra Grammar School, Red Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 2,116 | 1,187 |
| Alfred Deakin High School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 881 | 1,132 |
| Red Hill Primary School, Red Hill | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 720 | 1,133 |
| Canberra Girls Grammar School, Deakin | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,203 | 1,177 |
| Curtin Primary School, Curtin | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 408 | 1,146 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Curtin | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 387 | 1,145 |
| Marist College Canberra, Pearce | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,852 | 1,142 |
| Lyons Early Childhood School, Lyons | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 91 | 1,116 |
| Melrose High School, Pearce | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 776 | 1,079 |
| Forrest Primary School, Forrest | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 479 | 1,145 |
| Narrabundah College, Narrabundah | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 977 | 1,131 |
| Torrens Primary School, Torrens | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Pearce | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 210 | 1,131 |
| St Benedict's Primary School, Narrabundah | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 165 | 1,061 |
| Yarralumla Primary School, Yarralumla | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 313 | 1,142 |
| St Edmund's College Canberra, Griffith | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 935 | 1,080 |
| Telopea Park School, Barton | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,586 | 1,153 |
| St Clare's College, Griffith | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 887 | 1,087 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Garran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091102/garran/topic/education