77.4% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 67.7%
- 2016: 69.3%
- 2021: 77.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lyons · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Lyons
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A sharp rise in university degrees has seen Lyons become highly educated since 2011. Nearly half of all adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This shift is mirrored in school completion rates, which have also climbed steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose nearly 10 percentage points since 2011 to reach 77.4%. This is about the same as the territory average and far above the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lyons, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 46.9%, which is well above the territory average and much higher than most similar areas. This figure grew by 11 points over the last ten years.
46.9% ▲ +29.7%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 46.9%
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 Lyons, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are society and culture at 20.4%, followed by management and commerce at 18.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one small government primary school in the area, though residents have access to 26 schools within 3 km. The local school has a school advantage score of 1,116, which is much higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.83
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
Higher than 63% 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).
91
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
91
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,116
Higher than 88% 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 Lyons
26 schools — 12,791 students, average ICSEA 1,116.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 5 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Lyons Early Childhood School, Lyons | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 91 | 1,116 |
| Curtin Primary School, Curtin | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 408 | 1,146 |
| The Canberra College, Phillip | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,174 | 1,087 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Curtin | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 387 | 1,145 |
| Islamic School of Canberra, Weston | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 455 | 1,073 |
| Sts Peter and Paul Primary School, Garran | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 299 | 1,130 |
| Malkara School, Garran | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 73 | 1,021 |
| Orana Steiner School, Weston | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 413 | 1,136 |
| Hughes Primary School, Hughes | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 457 | 1,157 |
| Arawang Primary School, Waramanga | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 469 | 1,113 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Waramanga | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 159 | 1,094 |
| St Jude's Primary School, Holder | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 425 | 1,131 |
| Canberra Montessori School, Holder | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 96 | 1,128 |
| The Woden School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 93 | 1,046 |
| Mount Stromlo High School, Waramanga | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 846 | 1,085 |
| Marist College Canberra, Pearce | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,852 | 1,142 |
| Alfred Deakin High School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 881 | 1,132 |
| Garran Primary School, Garran | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 676 | 1,159 |
| Canberra Christian School, Mawson | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 228 | 1,087 |
| Melrose High School, Pearce | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 776 | 1,079 |
| Mawson Primary School, Mawson | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 542 | 1,139 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Pearce | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 210 | 1,131 |
| Chapman Primary School, Chapman | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 502 | 1,106 |
| Torrens Primary School, Torrens | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| Duffy Primary School, Duffy | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 374 | 1,088 |
| Charles Weston School, Coombs | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 511 | 1,099 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lyons [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091105/lyons/topic/education