81.7% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 97% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 75.2%
- 2016: 77.0%
- 2021: 81.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Canberra · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in South Canberra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have climbed steadily in South Canberra since 2011, with more adults now holding university degrees. This is a highly qualified area where nearly 58% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, far exceeding both the territory and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is among the highest at this level, with 81.7% of residents finishing Year 12. This figure is well above the territory's 77.0% and rose by 6.5 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In South Canberra, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 57.7% of adults, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This result is among the highest for similar areas and includes a large group with postgraduate degrees at 26.5%.
57.7% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 57.7%
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 South Canberra, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (10%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most commonly in society and culture at 27.9%, followed by management and commerce at 19.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
South Canberra has 14 schools with an average size of 762 students, which is much higher than most areas. The schools here also have an average advantage score among the highest at this level.
14
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.23
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10,669
Higher than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
762
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,141
Higher than 95% 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 South Canberra
14 schools — 10,669 students, average ICSEA 1,141.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 3 · Catholic 3
By type: Secondary 6 · Primary 6 · Combined 2
| Canberra Grammar School, Red Hill | Independent | Secondary | — | 2,116 | 1,187 |
| Telopea Park School, Barton | Government | Combined | — | 1,586 | 1,153 |
| Canberra Girls Grammar School, Deakin | Independent | Secondary | — | 1,203 | 1,177 |
| Narrabundah College, Narrabundah | Government | Secondary | — | 977 | 1,131 |
| St Edmund's College Canberra, Griffith | Independent | Combined | — | 935 | 1,080 |
| St Clare's College, Griffith | Catholic | Secondary | — | 887 | 1,087 |
| Alfred Deakin High School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | — | 881 | 1,132 |
| Red Hill Primary School, Red Hill | Government | Primary | — | 720 | 1,133 |
| Forrest Primary School, Forrest | Government | Primary | — | 479 | 1,145 |
| Yarralumla Primary School, Yarralumla | Government | Primary | — | 313 | 1,142 |
| St Bede's Primary School, Red Hill | Catholic | Primary | — | 261 | 1,117 |
| St Benedict's Primary School, Narrabundah | Catholic | Primary | — | 165 | 1,061 |
| The Woden School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | — | 93 | 1,046 |
| Narrabundah Early Childhood School, Narrabundah | Government | Primary | — | 53 | 990 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Canberra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/80106/south-canberra/topic/education