81.9% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 74.4%
- 2016: 75.8%
- 2021: 81.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hughes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Hughes
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in Hughes now hold a university degree, with the share of people with a bachelor degree or higher rising 7.3 points since 2011. This high level of achievement is seen across the board, as 81.9% of residents have finished Year 12. It is an area of exceptional academic attainment compared to both the ACT and the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 81.9% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the ACT figure of 77.0% and far above the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hughes, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A typical adult in Hughes is highly qualified, with 54.2% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, and the number of people with these degrees has climbed since 2011.
54.2% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 46.9%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 54.2%
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 Hughes, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are society and culture at 25.5%, followed by management and commerce at 17.1%. Health, education, and engineering also feature in the top qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hughes has one government primary school, which is among the highest for school advantage. While there is only one school locally, there are 22 schools within 3 km.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.68
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 55% 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).
457
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
457
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,157
Higher than 98% 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 Hughes
22 schools — 13,897 students, average ICSEA 1,139.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 6 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Hughes Primary School, Hughes | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 457 | 1,157 |
| Malkara School, Garran | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 73 | 1,021 |
| Sts Peter and Paul Primary School, Garran | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 299 | 1,130 |
| The Woden School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 93 | 1,046 |
| Alfred Deakin High School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 881 | 1,132 |
| The Canberra College, Phillip | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,174 | 1,087 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Curtin | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 387 | 1,145 |
| Curtin Primary School, Curtin | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 408 | 1,146 |
| Garran Primary School, Garran | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 676 | 1,159 |
| Lyons Early Childhood School, Lyons | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 91 | 1,116 |
| Canberra Girls Grammar School, Deakin | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,203 | 1,177 |
| Canberra Christian School, Mawson | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 228 | 1,087 |
| Mawson Primary School, Mawson | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 542 | 1,139 |
| Canberra Grammar School, Red Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 2,116 | 1,187 |
| Yarralumla Primary School, Yarralumla | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 313 | 1,142 |
| St Bede's Primary School, Red Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 261 | 1,117 |
| Marist College Canberra, Pearce | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,852 | 1,142 |
| Orana Steiner School, Weston | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 413 | 1,136 |
| Islamic School of Canberra, Weston | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 455 | 1,073 |
| Forrest Primary School, Forrest | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 479 | 1,145 |
| Melrose High School, Pearce | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 776 | 1,079 |
| Red Hill Primary School, Red Hill | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 720 | 1,133 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hughes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091103/hughes/topic/education