86.6% —
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 80.3%
- 2021: 86.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Molonglo · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Molonglo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Molonglo hold a university degree than the national average, with 55.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. This is a highly educated area where the typical resident has a strong academic background. School completion and higher qualifications have both risen since 2016.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the territory average at 86.6%, a figure that has risen by 6.3 points since 2016. This is far above the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Molonglo, Year 12 is the majority at 90%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the highest for tertiary education, with 55.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
55.5% —
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 55.5%
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 Molonglo, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.5%, followed by society and culture at 16.0% and health at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are only two schools in the area, both of which are government run. These schools are much larger than most, with an average size of 614 students.
2
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.75
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,228
Lower than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
614
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,104
Higher than 86% 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 Molonglo
2 schools — 1,228 students, average ICSEA 1,104.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Evelyn Scott School, Denman Prospect | Government | Combined | — | 717 | 1,107 |
| Charles Weston School, Coombs | Government | Primary | — | 511 | 1,099 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Molonglo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/80110/molonglo/topic/education