57.5% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.0%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Queanbeyan West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Queanbeyan West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification levels than most similar areas define Queanbeyan West, where 20.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. While this is well below the national figure, the area maintains a strong educational profile compared to its peers.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most people here finished high school, with 57.5% completing Year 12. This is much higher than in most similar areas, though it sits a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Queanbeyan West, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 33.8%. While 20.6% of adults have a university degree, this is well below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
20.6% ▲ +47.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 20.6%
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 Queanbeyan West, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18%, followed by engineering at 15.5% and society and culture at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 11 schools within 3 km, which is more than 83% of similar areas. Most are government-run primary schools, with an average school size of 424 students.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
424
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,023
Higher than 69% 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 West
11 schools — 4,664 students, average ICSEA 1,023.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Queanbeyan West Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 387 | 988 |
| Queanbeyan High School, Queanbeyan | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 448 | 967 |
| Finigan School of Distance Education, Queanbeyan | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 84 | 1,067 |
| Karabar High School, Queanbeyan | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 723 | 982 |
| Tirriwirri School, Karabar | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 34 | 944 |
| Queanbeyan South Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 419 | 939 |
| Queanbeyan Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 361 | 997 |
| St Gregory's Primary School, Queanbeyan | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 730 | 1,056 |
| Jerrabomberra High School, Jerrabomberra | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 333 | 1,068 |
| Jerrabomberra Public School, Jerrabomberra | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 865 | 1,107 |
| Queanbeyan East Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 280 | 1,031 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Queanbeyan West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13306/queanbeyan-west/topic/education