75.4% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 70.5%
- 2021: 75.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Belconnen · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Belconnen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive 14 point gap separates Belconnen from the national average in university degrees, making it a highly qualified hub. This area is much more educated than most Australian regions, with a strong trend of rising school and degree completion over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Three quarters of residents (75.4%) have completed Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This result is a little below the Territory average, though the rate of school completion has risen 8.1 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Belconnen, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 40.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national average and represents an 8.6 point increase since 2011.
40.4% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 40.4%
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 Belconnen, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Certificate III / IV (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are management and commerce at 19.4%, followed closely by society and culture at 18.7%. Other common fields include engineering, health, and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Belconnen has 32 schools with a total of 16,540 enrolments. Most students attend government schools (75%), and the average school here is larger than those in most other similar areas.
32
Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.66
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16,540
Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
517
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,085
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Belconnen
32 schools — 16,540 students, average ICSEA 1,085.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 7 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 7 · Combined 2
| Radford College, Bruce | Independent | Combined | — | 2,091 | 1,203 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Florey | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,323 | 1,070 |
| Melba Copland Secondary School Copland Campus Years 10 - 12, Melba | Government | Secondary | — | 953 | 1,041 |
| Canberra High School, Macquarie | Government | Secondary | — | 898 | 1,100 |
| University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra, Belconnen | Government | Secondary | — | 781 | 1,066 |
| Kingsford Smith School, Holt | Government | Combined | — | 742 | 991 |
| Belconnen High School, Hawker | Government | Secondary | — | 636 | 1,066 |
| Hawker College, Hawker | Government | Secondary | — | 605 | 1,073 |
| Macgregor Primary School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | — | 590 | 1,050 |
| University of Canberra High School Kaleen, Kaleen | Government | Secondary | — | 571 | 1,056 |
| Aranda Primary School, Aranda | Government | Primary | — | 517 | 1,159 |
| Maribyrnong Primary School, Kaleen | Government | Primary | — | 483 | 1,100 |
| Fraser Primary School, Fraser | Government | Primary | — | 462 | 1,042 |
| Mount Rogers Primary School, Melba | Government | Primary | — | 461 | 1,056 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Evatt | Catholic | Primary | — | 412 | 1,080 |
| Weetangera Primary School, Weetangera | Government | Primary | — | 404 | 1,117 |
| Kaleen Primary School, Kaleen | Government | Primary | — | 400 | 1,075 |
| Florey Primary School, Florey | Government | Primary | — | 397 | 1,042 |
| Miles Franklin Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | — | 394 | 1,077 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Charnwood | Catholic | Primary | — | 374 | 1,045 |
| St John the Apostle Primary School, Florey | Catholic | Primary | — | 368 | 1,077 |
| St Matthew's Primary School, Page | Catholic | Primary | — | 332 | 1,085 |
| Hawker Primary School, Hawker | Government | Primary | — | 331 | 1,129 |
| Charnwood-Dunlop School, Charnwood | Government | Primary | — | 308 | 987 |
| Latham Primary School, Latham | Government | Primary | — | 298 | 1,038 |
| Macquarie Primary School, Macquarie | Government | Primary | — | 291 | 1,070 |
| Evatt Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | — | 281 | 1,047 |
| Giralang Primary School, Giralang | Government | Primary | — | 268 | 1,070 |
| St Vincent's Primary School, Aranda | Catholic | Primary | — | 195 | 1,117 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Kaleen | Catholic | Primary | — | 171 | 1,094 |
| Southern Cross Early Childhood School, Scullin | Government | Primary | — | 115 | 1,088 |
| Cranleigh School, Holt | Government | Primary | — | 88 | 1,036 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Belconnen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/80101/belconnen/topic/education