77.9% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 74.0%
- 2016: 73.9%
- 2021: 77.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Isaacs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Isaacs
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 Isaacs, where 50.2% have a bachelor's degree or higher. This area is exceptionally well-educated, with a high proportion of residents completing secondary school and advancing to postgraduate studies.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high here, with 77.9% of residents finishing Year 12. This figure is about the same as the ACT average and far above the national rate, having risen 3.9 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Isaacs, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The level of higher education is among the highest of any similar area, as 50.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the ACT average and far above the national figure, climbing 9.7 percentage points over the last decade.
50.2% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 50.2%
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 Isaacs, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Professional qualifications are concentrated in management and commerce at 20.8% and society and culture at 20.0%. Other common fields of study include health, education, and engineering.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 17 schools within 3 kilometres, which is fewer than about 54% of similar areas.
17
Lower 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).
Schools serving Isaacs
17 schools — 11,013 students, average ICSEA 1,122.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 3 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Farrer Primary School, Farrer | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 252 | 1,098 |
| Mawson Primary School, Mawson | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 542 | 1,139 |
| Canberra Christian School, Mawson | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 228 | 1,087 |
| Torrens Primary School, Torrens | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| Melrose High School, Pearce | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 776 | 1,079 |
| Marist College Canberra, Pearce | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,852 | 1,142 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Pearce | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 210 | 1,131 |
| Garran Primary School, Garran | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 676 | 1,159 |
| Wanniassa Hills Primary School, Wanniassa | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 340 | 1,061 |
| St Bede's Primary School, Red Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 261 | 1,117 |
| Red Hill Primary School, Red Hill | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 720 | 1,133 |
| Sts Peter and Paul Primary School, Garran | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 299 | 1,130 |
| Malkara School, Garran | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 73 | 1,021 |
| The Canberra College, Phillip | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,174 | 1,087 |
| Fadden Primary School, Fadden | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Erindale College, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 871 | 1,041 |
| Canberra Grammar School, Red Hill | Independent | Secondary | 4.4 km | 2,116 | 1,187 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Isaacs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091104/isaacs/topic/education