75.3% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 69.3%
- 2016: 70.5%
- 2021: 75.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Weston Creek · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Weston Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Weston Creek hold high-level qualifications than in most similar areas. A striking 42.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This trend of higher education is reflected in the school results, where 75.3% of residents have completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen by 6 points since 2011 to reach 75.3%. While this is a little below the ACT figure, it is far above the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Weston Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 42.6% in 2021. This is about the same as the ACT average and much higher than most other areas.
42.6% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 42.6%
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 Weston Creek, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Certificate III / IV (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 20.2% and management and commerce at 18.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Weston Creek has 9 schools with an average advantage score of 1,103, which is much higher than most areas. About 44.4% of these schools are government-run.
9
Lower than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.87
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3,739
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
415
Lower than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,103
Higher than 85% 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 Weston Creek
9 schools — 3,739 students, average ICSEA 1,103.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Mount Stromlo High School, Waramanga | Government | Secondary | — | 846 | 1,085 |
| Chapman Primary School, Chapman | Government | Primary | — | 502 | 1,106 |
| Arawang Primary School, Waramanga | Government | Primary | — | 469 | 1,113 |
| Islamic School of Canberra, Weston | Independent | Combined | — | 455 | 1,073 |
| St Jude's Primary School, Holder | Catholic | Primary | — | 425 | 1,131 |
| Orana Steiner School, Weston | Independent | Combined | — | 413 | 1,136 |
| Duffy Primary School, Duffy | Government | Primary | — | 374 | 1,088 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Waramanga | Catholic | Primary | — | 159 | 1,094 |
| Canberra Montessori School, Holder | Independent | Primary | — | 96 | 1,128 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Weston Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/80108/weston-creek/topic/education