48.4% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
ACT Remainder - Belconnen · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in ACT Remainder - Belconnen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of academic achievement mark ACT Remainder - Belconnen, where adult degree holders are much more common than in most similar areas. While a third of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, only 48.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the territory average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of the population finished Year 12, a figure that is far below both the Australian Capital Territory and the national average. Most people who finished school stopped at Year 12, while 9.7% left at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In ACT Remainder - Belconnen, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 32.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This high level of education is driven by postgraduate degrees, which are held by 21.4% of the population.
32.4% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 32.4%
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 ACT Remainder - Belconnen, the largest group is Postgraduate degree at 33%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 32.1%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 39 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level. These schools are typically large, with an average size of 580 students, and the majority are government run at 71.8%.
39
Higher than 90% 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).
580
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,089
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving ACT Remainder - Belconnen
39 schools — 22,634 students, average ICSEA 1,089.
By sector: Government 28 · Catholic 9 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 9 · Combined 5
| Cranleigh School, Holt | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 88 | 1,036 |
| Latham Primary School, Latham | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Kingsford Smith School, Holt | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 742 | 991 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Florey | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,323 | 1,070 |
| St John the Apostle Primary School, Florey | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 368 | 1,077 |
| Southern Cross Early Childhood School, Scullin | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 115 | 1,088 |
| Macgregor Primary School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 590 | 1,050 |
| St Matthew's Primary School, Page | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 332 | 1,085 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Charnwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 374 | 1,045 |
| Florey Primary School, Florey | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| Melba Copland Secondary School Copland Campus Years 10 - 12, Melba | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 953 | 1,041 |
| Hawker College, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 605 | 1,073 |
| Belconnen High School, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 636 | 1,066 |
| Hawker Primary School, Hawker | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 331 | 1,129 |
| Charnwood-Dunlop School, Charnwood | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 308 | 987 |
| Mount Rogers Primary School, Melba | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 461 | 1,056 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Evatt | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 412 | 1,080 |
| Weetangera Primary School, Weetangera | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 404 | 1,117 |
| Miles Franklin Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 394 | 1,077 |
| Fraser Primary School, Fraser | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 462 | 1,042 |
| Macquarie Primary School, Macquarie | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 291 | 1,070 |
| University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra, Belconnen | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 781 | 1,066 |
| Evatt Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 281 | 1,047 |
| Canberra High School, Macquarie | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 898 | 1,100 |
| St Vincent's Primary School, Aranda | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 195 | 1,117 |
| Radford College, Bruce | Independent | Combined | 5.8 km | 2,091 | 1,203 |
| Aranda Primary School, Aranda | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 517 | 1,159 |
| Giralang Primary School, Giralang | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 268 | 1,070 |
| University of Canberra High School Kaleen, Kaleen | Government | Secondary | 6.6 km | 571 | 1,056 |
| Maribyrnong Primary School, Kaleen | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 483 | 1,100 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Kaleen | Catholic | Primary | 7.4 km | 171 | 1,094 |
| Kaleen Primary School, Kaleen | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 400 | 1,075 |
| Gold Creek School, Nicholls | Government | Combined | 8.1 km | 1,261 | 1,052 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, Nicholls | Catholic | Primary | 8.3 km | 733 | 1,085 |
| St John Paul II College, Nicholls | Catholic | Secondary | 8.4 km | 880 | 1,089 |
| Black Mountain School, O'Connor | Government | Secondary | 8.9 km | 108 | 1,030 |
| Palmerston District Primary School, Palmerston | Government | Primary | 8.9 km | 640 | 1,077 |
| Evelyn Scott School, Denman Prospect | Government | Combined | 9.1 km | 717 | 1,107 |
| Burgmann Anglican School, Gungahlin | Independent | Combined | 9.6 km | 1,755 | 1,165 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in ACT Remainder - Belconnen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80001/act-remainder-belconnen/topic/education