58.8% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 71.1%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stirling Estate · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stirling Estate
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Strong academic achievement defines the local population in Stirling Estate, where nearly 60% of residents have finished Year 12. This high level of schooling is reflected in the qualifications of adults, with one in four holding a university degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stirling Estate, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 24.8% of the population, a rate much higher than most similar areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.6% of residents.
24.8% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 24.8%
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 Stirling Estate, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Education is the most common field of study for those with qualifications at 15.3%, followed by society and culture at 14.1% and engineering at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3km of the area, which is more than about 66% of similar places. These schools are split evenly between government and independent providers.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
193
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Stirling Estate
2 schools — 385 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| South-West John Calvin Christian College, Capel | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 65 | 1,051 |
| Capel Primary School, Capel | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 320 | 979 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stirling Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51406/stirling-estate/topic/education