77.8% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 69.8%
- 2021: 77.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
ACT Remainder - Stromlo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in ACT Remainder - Stromlo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A very high proportion of adults in ACT Remainder - Stromlo hold university degrees, placing the area among the most qualified compared to similar regions. Roughly 35% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, and nearly 78% of the population has finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 77.8% of people have completed Year 12, which is among the highest levels for similar areas and far above the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In ACT Remainder - Stromlo, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is well qualified, with 35.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average, though it sits well below the 42.9% seen across the ACT.
35.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 35.3%
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 - Stromlo, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Certificate III / IV (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are mostly in management and commerce (31.7%), followed by natural and physical sciences and society and culture, both at 19.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 15 schools within 3km, which is more than 86% of similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,098, placing them among the highest at this level.
15
Higher than 86% 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).
402
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,098
Higher than 91% 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 - Stromlo
15 schools — 6,029 students, average ICSEA 1,098.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Evelyn Scott School, Denman Prospect | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 717 | 1,107 |
| Duffy Primary School, Duffy | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 374 | 1,088 |
| Charles Weston School, Coombs | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 511 | 1,099 |
| Canberra Montessori School, Holder | Independent | Primary | 6.0 km | 96 | 1,128 |
| St Jude's Primary School, Holder | Catholic | Primary | 6.0 km | 425 | 1,131 |
| Orana Steiner School, Weston | Independent | Combined | 6.6 km | 413 | 1,136 |
| Islamic School of Canberra, Weston | Independent | Combined | 6.6 km | 455 | 1,073 |
| Chapman Primary School, Chapman | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 502 | 1,106 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Waramanga | Catholic | Primary | 7.3 km | 159 | 1,094 |
| Mount Stromlo High School, Waramanga | Government | Secondary | 7.5 km | 846 | 1,085 |
| Arawang Primary School, Waramanga | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 469 | 1,113 |
| Hawker Primary School, Hawker | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 331 | 1,129 |
| Communities@Work Galilee School, Kambah | Independent | Secondary | 9.0 km | 120 | 1,004 |
| St Thomas the Apostle Primary School, Kambah | Catholic | Primary | 9.4 km | 325 | 1,082 |
| Taylor Primary School, Kambah | Government | Primary | 9.9 km | 286 | 1,043 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in ACT Remainder - Stromlo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80014/act-remainder-stromlo/topic/education