66.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
ACT Remainder - Paddys River · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in ACT Remainder - Paddys River
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of education than most similar areas are found in ACT Remainder - Paddys River. While the typical resident has a higher qualification than those in many other small regions, the area still sits far below the broader ACT average for university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 66.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure but far below the ACT average. No residents reported leaving school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In ACT Remainder - Paddys River, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result that is much higher than most similar areas. This is a little below the national figure and far below the ACT average.
25.0% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →ACT Remainder - Paddys River splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (37%) and Bachelor degree (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are diverse, with the most common fields being architecture and building, management and commerce, and society and culture, each held by 16% to 18% of people.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 13 schools within 3 km, which is more than 85% of similar places. These schools are larger than most other areas, with a typical size of 574 students.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
574
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,054
Higher than 79% 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 - Paddys River
13 schools — 7,468 students, average ICSEA 1,054.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Communities@Work Galilee School, Kambah | Independent | Secondary | 7.2 km | 120 | 1,004 |
| Lake Tuggeranong College, Greenway | Government | Secondary | 8.9 km | 620 | 1,023 |
| Namadgi School, Kambah | Government | Combined | 9.7 km | 578 | 978 |
| Bonython Primary School, Bonython | Government | Primary | 10.1 km | 341 | 1,034 |
| Trinity Christian School, Wanniassa | Independent | Combined | 10.6 km | 1,073 | 1,150 |
| Isabella Plains Early Childhood School, Isabella Plains | Government | Primary | 10.7 km | 69 | 1,052 |
| Monash Primary School, Monash | Government | Primary | 10.8 km | 414 | 1,063 |
| Covenant Christian School, Gordon | Independent | Combined | 10.8 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| Gordon Primary School, Gordon | Government | Primary | 10.9 km | 407 | 1,005 |
| St Mary MacKillop College, Isabella Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 11.0 km | 2,088 | 1,068 |
| Lanyon High School, Conder | Government | Secondary | 11.7 km | 524 | 1,005 |
| St Clare of Assisi Primary School, Conder | Catholic | Primary | 11.8 km | 483 | 1,044 |
| Charles Conder Primary School, Conder | Government | Primary | 12.2 km | 431 | 1,002 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in ACT Remainder - Paddys River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80012/act-remainder-paddys-river/topic/education