60.9% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Queanbeyan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Queanbeyan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 60% of Queanbeyan residents have finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. The community is well-qualified, with 28% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This blend of school and university achievement is slightly above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 60.9% in Queanbeyan, which is a little above both the New South Wales and Australian figures. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Queanbeyan, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 28% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national average. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 25.5% and Certificate III or IV at 24.8%.
28.0% ▲ +46.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Queanbeyan splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (30%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Postgraduate degree at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 19.7%, followed by society and culture at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Queanbeyan has 9 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Almost 89% of these schools are government-run.
1.09
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality 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).
385
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Queanbeyan
9 schools — 3,466 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Finigan School of Distance Education, Queanbeyan | Government | Combined | 0.8 km | 84 | 1,067 |
| Queanbeyan Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 361 | 997 |
| Queanbeyan High School, Queanbeyan | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 448 | 967 |
| St Gregory's Primary School, Queanbeyan | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 730 | 1,056 |
| Queanbeyan West Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 387 | 988 |
| Queanbeyan South Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 419 | 939 |
| Karabar High School, Queanbeyan | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 723 | 982 |
| Tirriwirri School, Karabar | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 34 | 944 |
| Queanbeyan East Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 280 | 1,031 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Queanbeyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13304/queanbeyan/topic/education