86.3% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 79.1%
- 2021: 86.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coombs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Coombs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in Coombs hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it an exceptionally well-qualified area. This high level of education is reflected in the workforce and the school-leaving rates, which are far above both the ACT and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 86.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8% and rose 7.2 percentage points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coombs, Year 12 is the majority at 90%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A typical adult in Coombs is highly qualified, with 53.9% holding a university degree. This is far above the ACT average of 42.9% and has climbed 6.3 percentage points since 2016.
53.9% —
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 53.9%
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 Coombs, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 22.9%, followed by society and culture at 15.9% and health at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school in the area, which is larger than most similar schools. However, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children compared to most other areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.86
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Lower than 71% 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).
511
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
511
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,099
Higher than 83% 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 Coombs
11 schools — 4,036 students, average ICSEA 1,114.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 3 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 3
| Charles Weston School, Coombs | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 511 | 1,099 |
| Canberra Montessori School, Holder | Independent | Primary | 1.8 km | 96 | 1,128 |
| Evelyn Scott School, Denman Prospect | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 717 | 1,107 |
| Orana Steiner School, Weston | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 413 | 1,136 |
| St Jude's Primary School, Holder | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 425 | 1,131 |
| Duffy Primary School, Duffy | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 374 | 1,088 |
| Islamic School of Canberra, Weston | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 455 | 1,073 |
| Curtin Primary School, Curtin | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 408 | 1,146 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Curtin | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 387 | 1,145 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Waramanga | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 159 | 1,094 |
| Lyons Early Childhood School, Lyons | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 91 | 1,116 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coombs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801101135/coombs/topic/education