86.0% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 81.2%
- 2021: 86.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wright · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Wright
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than double the national rate of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher in Wright. This is a highly educated area where 86% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that has climbed steadily since 2016. The gap between Wright and the rest of Australia is most striking in both school completion and university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is well above the ACT average, with 86% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8% and represents a 4.7 point increase since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wright, Year 12 is the majority at 90%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified in the region, as 54.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national rate of 26.3%, with a large proportion of residents holding postgraduate degrees (23.2%).
54.7% —
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 49.6%
- 2021: 54.7%
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 Wright, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (25%) and Certificate III / IV (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.2%, followed by society and culture at 16.9% and health at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 7 schools within 3 km of the area, which is fewer than about 84% of similar areas.
7
Lower than 86% 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 Wright
7 schools — 2,991 students, average ICSEA 1,106.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 3
| Charles Weston School, Coombs | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 511 | 1,099 |
| Evelyn Scott School, Denman Prospect | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 717 | 1,107 |
| Duffy Primary School, Duffy | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 374 | 1,088 |
| Canberra Montessori School, Holder | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 96 | 1,128 |
| St Jude's Primary School, Holder | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 425 | 1,131 |
| Orana Steiner School, Weston | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 413 | 1,136 |
| Islamic School of Canberra, Weston | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 455 | 1,073 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wright [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801101139/wright/topic/education